Legal Opinion
Coons, Richard C. v. Lawlor, Robert P.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 15, 1986No. 86-1088PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Richard Coons, an Indiana citizen, appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Robert Lawlor, a Pennsylvania citizen, in a diversity action for damages arising out of a one-car accident on a New Jersey highway. This appeal requires us to decide whether an owner can be a guest in his or her own automobile under the Indiana guest statute. Coons argues that the District Court erred in its interpretation of Indiana’s guest statute when it held that, in the absence of evidence of wanton or wilful misconduct…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Virginia J. Barry Melville v. American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- CIPOLLA v. ShaposkaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Satterfield v. SatterfieldTexas Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Scott Hammersmith v. Tig Insurance Company (w.d. Of Pa. Civil Nos. 02-Cv-01829 & 03-Cv-01333)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Urvashi Bhatnagar, an Infant by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, Kalpana Bhatnagar Kalpana Bhatnagar, Individually v. Surrendra Overseas Limited Apeejay Lines, in Personam M v. Apj Karan, Her Engines, Boilers, Tackle, Etc. In Rem, Surrendra Overseas Limited, to the Res Apeejay Lines, in Personam and the M/v Apj Karan, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc. In Rem, in No. 93-2059. Urvashi Bhatnagar, an Infant by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, Kalpana Bhatnagar Kalpana Bhatnagar, Individually v. Surrendra Overseas Limited Apeejay Lines, in Personam M v. Apj Karan, Her Engines, Boilers, Tackle, Etc. In Rem, Urvashi Bhatnagar, an Infant by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, Kalpana Bhatnagar, and Kalpana Bhatnagar, Individually, in No. 93-2076Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Williams v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Bhatnagar v. Surrendra Overseas Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Hanover Insurance v. RyanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
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