Legal Opinion

Mrs. Virginia Kelly, Curtis Melancon, Henry Melancon, Jr., Mrs. Ella Lovig, and Lynn Melancon v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 19, 1961No. 18455_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment sustaining the defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s action for the wrongful death of Mrs. Lillian Melancon Adams. The complaint alleged that on January 15,1959, Mrs. Adams was a guest passenger in an automobile operated by her husband, Andrew P. Adams; that “the automobile was caused to be in collision with a truck, when the automobile went into the opposite and oncoming traffic lane”; that Mrs. Adams’ husband “negligently failed to keep a proper lookout ahead, to maintain his automobile under proper control, to stay in his own…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dowell, Inc. v. JowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
  2. Reed v. WarrenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
  3. Eichorn v. New Orleans & C. R., Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  4. Addison v. Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. of Wis.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
  5. Goodwin v. El Dorado Baking Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1947

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Barbara Allen v. R & H Oil & Gas Company, Farrar Oilfield Service and Equipment Co., and Tri-State Oil Services, Inc., Tri-State Oil Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  2. Robert E. Hedberg v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
  3. Eleazar Morel v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  4. Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  5. Allen v. R & H Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995

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