Legal Opinion
Mary L. Higgins, as Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph T. Higgins, Jr., Deceased v. Kinnebrew Motors, Inc., and Utica Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1977No. 76-2051PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal by Kinnebrew Motors, Inc. and Utica Mutual Ins. Co. from a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of Mary L. Higgins as Administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Joseph T. Higgins, Jr. and as surviving wife.
The diversity action arose out of a two-car collision near Tallahassee, Florida on September 5, 1974. Decedent Higgins and a car salesman employed by Kinnebrew were traveling in a car owned by Kinnebrew and insured by Utica when the car collided with a second auto causing the death of the two men. Higgins was apparently a prospective…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Tyrone Anthony GrayCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Burlington Northern, Inc. v. Priscilla G. Boxberger, Personal Representative of the Estate of Kenneth R. Boxberger, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Compania Dominicana De Aviacion v. KnappDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
- Mealey v. Slaton Machinery Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- In Re Snider Farms, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1988
- Weil v. SeltzerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
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