Legal Opinion
Caraway v. Sain
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided April 29, 1959No. Civ. A. No. 434PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARSWELL, Chief Judge.
This proceeding is the aftermath of a tragic multiple car collision. It was initiated by the plaintiff-husband under the Wrongful Death Act1 for the loss of his wife against the principal defendants on the theory of their joint and several liability.
Title to the death car in which the wife was riding was in her name, but it was being operated by her mother, Mrs. May Williams Wilson, at the time of the accident. Mrs. Wilson was made a party defendant and consequently was complained against by the plaintiff, and she in turn cross-claimed against each of the principal…
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