Legal Opinion
Abner Wynn Gordon v. The John Deere Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1972No. 71-1824PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
The disposition of this case rests on the answer to a question that we certified to the Supreme Court of Florida. 1 Fla.Stat. § 25.031, F.S.A., Fla.App. Rules 4.61, 32 F.S.A.
The question certified was whether or not Florida Statutes, Section 48.182 (1970), F.S.A., applies retroactively to allow service under its provisions as to an alleged wrongful act committed prior to the enactment of the statute. The Supreme Court of Florida has ruled that § 48.182 is not to be retroactively applied. 2 This ruling is consistent with the position taken by the district court, 320 F.Supp. 293, in dismissing…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Time, Inc. v. Frank ManningCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Harold Noel Arrowsmith, Jr. v. United Press InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Mr. And Mrs. A. T. Stanga v. McCormick Shipping CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Gordon v. John Deere CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- George W. Woodham v. Northwestern Steel & Wire Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Bloom v. AH Pond Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1981
- Margie C. Barnes v. Atlantic & Pacific Life Insurance Company of America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Obbie Mallard and Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd., Obbie Mallard, Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. The M/v "Germundo", a Finnish Flag Vessel, Her Engine, Tackle and Appurtenances, Etc. In Rem Rederiaktiebolaget Gustaf Erikson and Consolidated-Bathurst Limited, in Personam, Defendants- Obbie Mallard and Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. The M/v "Germundo," Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- In Re Richard Lee McClintock Bankrupt. Edward W. Szczepanski, Jr., Trustee-Appellant v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation, in Re Paul Jean Portman, Jr., Bankrupt. Edward W. Szczepanski, Jr. v. Ford Motor Credit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Gerrold Duane Davis v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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