Legal Opinion

Munn v. Algee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 28, 1991No. 90-1173PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Ray James Munn asserts that his and his deceased wife’s adherence to the Jehovah’s Witnesses faith was used improperly to impair his ability to recover compensation for their injuries. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

I. Facts.

On Christmas morning 1986, vehicles driven by Munn and defendant Trudy Al-gee collided in Tunica County, Mississippi. Elaine Munn, Munn’s wife and a passenger *571in his car, was transported to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee, arriving approximately three hours after the accident. Doctors identified a variety…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Hernandez v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Braunfeld v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by73 opinions

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  4. Ragin v. Harry Macklowe Real Estate Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  5. Lois E. Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997

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