Legal Opinion
Elizabeth M. Purcell v. Marion Stanley Kapelski
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 29, 1971No. 18885PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The question presented by this diversity action for personal injuries arising out of the collision of two automobiles is whether a wife who has obtained a divorce after the accident may sue her former husband for the tort.
The accident occurred on January 21, 1966, in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey, when an automobile driven by Marion Stanley Kapelski, in which his wife, Elizabeth M. Kapelski, was a passenger, collided with a car driven by Kathleen M. Laphan, in which her sister, Kathryn L. Laphan, was a passenger. At the time Mr. and Mrs. Kapelski were eiti-*381zens of…
3Cases cited11 opinions
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- Immer v. RiskoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Klein v. KleinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- Long v. LandySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
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4Cited by6 opinions
- Gagne v. BerrySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1972
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- United States v. Leta MooreCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Elizabeth M. Purcell v. Marion Stanley KapelskiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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