Legal Opinion
Jean D. Reichenbach, a Single Woman v. David H. Smith, Michael C. Bark and State Farm Fire& Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1976No. 75--2133PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
A jury in this maritime case awarded plaintiff Reichenbach $25,000 for injuries she suffered in a collision of two small boats on the Florida intracoastal waterway. The losing defendants, pilot of the other boat and his insurance company, appeal the Trial Court’s refusal to admit evidence of a “Mary Carter” settlement made during trial between Reichenbach and codefendant Woodcock. We do not think Mary Carter escalates to prejudicial error and affirm.
After dinner at a waterfront restaurant, Ms. Reichenbach and Major Woodcock were proceeding south in the small boat…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Booth v. Mary Carter Paint CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Ward v. OchoaSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Mrs. Harvey Stancill v. McKenzie Tank Lines, Inc., and Carriers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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- William Ray JOHNSON, Appellant, v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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