Legal Opinion
Charles L. Longbottom and Nancy Sue Chapman v. Roy Ralph Swaby, a Minor, by His Next Friend, Harold F. Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1968No. 23987PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Altimont Swaby, a citizen of Jamaica, was killed when struck by an automobile in Florida a few days after he arrived in this country to work as a farm laborer. This suit was filed under the Florida Wrongful Death Statute 1 by five appellees alleging that they are decedent’s minor children and their father left no surviving widow. The defendants-appellants are the owner of the automobile and his daughter, who was operating it.
There was a jury verdict for the plaintiffs for $5,000.
The major questions on this appeal are: (1) Did the district court err in allowing…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Duval v. HuntSupreme Court of Florida · 1894
- Barthel v. StammCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Woods Exploration & Producing Company, Inc. v. Aluminum Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Allen Williams B/n/f Louise J. Smyre v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Beal v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1998
- Beal for Martinez v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1998
- Natalia Flores v. Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County, Texas, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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