Legal Opinion
Bickford v. International Speedway Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1981No. 80-7124PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
As administratrix of the estate of Cuba Irene Sisco, Shirley Bickford brought this wrongful death action against International Speedway Corporation [Speedway]. Jurisdiction was invoked under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332 on the basis of diversity of citizenship and amount in controversy. After a trial before a jury the district court directed a verdict in favor of defendant and entered judgment accordingly. Bickford appeals. We reverse.
On August 7, 1977, Cuba Irene Sisco, a 67-year-old resident of Tennessee, went to the Alabama International Motor Speedway, which is…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- J. E. Riley Investment Co. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Griffin Lumber Co. v. HarperSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
- Vines v. Plantation Motor LodgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- Goddard v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- United States v. Francisco TelloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Paul v. O'Malley v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Andre C. Farish v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- McGrew v. Texas Board of Pardons & ParolesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Florentina Cardoso Aurora Moran Arturo Martinez v. Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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