Legal Opinion
Coale v. Transamerica Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1989No. 89-4256PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Linda Coale and her daughter, Renee, were injured in an automobile collision with an uninsured motorist. In a declaratory *803judgment action brought to determine coverage, the district court granted the insurer summary judgment because, under Tennessee law, a car is not covered by insurance after it has been sold by the insured. Because we find that the outcome would have been the same under Mississippi law, we AFFIRM the decision of the district court.
Background
Linda Coale worked at a business called Players Billiards and Restaurant in Tennessee, which was owned, in part,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Hamrick v. Spring City Motor Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1986
- Mercado v. Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- Stevens v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Coale v. Transamerica Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989