Legal Opinion
Thompson v. State Farm Insurance Companies
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided September 19, 1956No. Civ. A. 4833, 5014, 5083 and 5084PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge.
The matter before the Court consists of four separate suits for personal injuries consolidated for purpose of trial.
Alleging that their injuries resulted from the proximate negligence of Joseph C. Berry, the plaintiffs Willie Lee Thompson, Bradley Berry, and Richard Coleman bring their action alone and directly 1 under the Diversity Statute 2 against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. The fourth suit, brought by George H. Sanson and Mamie Sanson, joined Joseph C. Berry as a party defendant. Thompson sues for $10,500; Berry for $20,000; Coleman for $20,000;…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Vanderbilt v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
- Wallace v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1949
- Ellzey v. Hardware Mut. Ins. Co. of MinnesotaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
- New Zealand Insurance Company v. HollowayDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1954
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Western MacHinery Company, a Corporation v. Consolidated Uranium Mines, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Phoenix Indemnity Company and Joseph Jurisich Marine Service, Inc. v. Marquette Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Easley v. Boston Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- State Farm Insurance Companies v. Willie Lee ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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