Legal Opinion
Skelly Oil Co. v. Holloway
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1948No. 13682PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIDDICK, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs below, Le-on Holloway an-d -his wife, Helen Holloway, brought this action against the Skelly Oil -Company to recover damages for the destruction o-f their house and furnishings by fire alleged to have been caused by negligence on the part of the defendant company. The case was tried before a district judge sitting without a jury and resulted in a judgment in favor of plaintiffs from which this appeal was taken.
The complaint alleged the ownership by the plaintiffs of the house and furnishings in question; that the -defendant was engaged in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kelley v. Everglades Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Cleo Syrup Corporation v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- May Department Stores Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Maxie v. Gulf Mobile & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
- Sipple ex rel. Sipple v. Laclede Gaslight Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1907
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3Cited by52 opinions
- United States v. Michael John McGlynn and Kevin John SchantzenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- O'malley, Collector of Internal Revenue v. AmesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
- Carr v. Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited, of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Jerry Simpson v. Skelly Oil Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Merrill v. MerrillIdaho Supreme Court · 1961
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