Legal Opinion
Faye Hendrix Vickers, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Arthur Ray Hendrix, Deceased v. Gifford-Hill & Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1976No. 75-1377PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Arthur Ray Hendrix, age seventeen, was fatally injured when the motorcycle he was riding struck a cable-gate stretched across the private road of Gifford-Hill & Company, Inc. Subsequently, an action was commenced by Faye Hendrix Vickers, individually and as administratrix of the decedent’s estate, pursuant to the Arkansas Wrongful Death Statute. Ark.Stat.Ann. 27-906 — 27-910 (Repl.1962). A jury returned a favorable verdict and fixed damages at $85,000, apportioned as follows: C. V. Hendrix, father, $32,000; Wilma Faye Hendrix, mother, $32,000; Sue Hendrix, sister,…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Giordano v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Clifford Griggs v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Peugh v. OligerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
- Gilbert v. RothschildNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Loyd S. DACE, Appellant, v. ACF INDUSTRIES, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Jean Farner, as Administratrix of the Estate of John W. Farner, Deceased v. Paccar, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Stanley Greenwood v. Thomas H. Dittmer, Ray E. Friedman & Company, Stanley Greenwood v. Thomas H. Dittmer, Ray E. Friedman & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Smith v. Hussmann Refrigerator Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. PenningtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
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