Legal Opinion
Melville v. Maryland Ex Rel. Morris
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1946No. 5476PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
This case arose out of a tragic collision between a motor truck owned by James Melville and a tractor-trailer truck owned by the Acme Poultry Corporation. On each of these trucks were two men and all four of them were killed. There were no eye-witnesses to the accident. A civil action against Melville, removed from a state court to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and tried with a jury, brought on account of the death of John Morris (an occupant of the Acme truck), resulted in a verdict and judgment against Melville for $18,000, from which he…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad v. HogelandCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1886
- Christie v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Isaacson v. Boston, Worcester & New York Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Taxicab Co. v. HamburgerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1924
17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by15 opinions
- Acme Poultry Corp. v. MelvilleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947
- Norwest Capital Management & Trust Company as Administrator of the Estate of Louis M. Altringer, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. UarteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Richards v. EavesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
- Baynard v. LibermanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.