Legal Opinion

Holbein v. Rigot

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 24, 1971No. 39667PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

245 So.2d 57 (1971)

William C. HOLBEIN and Edward Ray Holbein, Appellants,

v.

Ray J. RIGOT, Appellee.

No. 39667.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 24, 1971.

William R. Dawes and Jeanne Heyward, Miami, for appellants.

Horton & Schwartz and Dennis I. Holober, of Levenson, Richman & Holober, Miami, for appellee.

ERVIN, Justice.

This appeal is concerned with the question whether Florida courts should give full faith and credit to a Texas court judgment awarding both compensatory and punitive damages to Texas plaintiffs because of their injury by a Florida defendant's wrongful act.

Plaintiffs (Appellants)…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Huntington v. AttrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Loucks v. . Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
  3. Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
  4. The AntelopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
  5. Winn & Lovett Grocery Co. v. ArcherSupreme Court of Florida · 1936

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  3. Baxter v. Royal Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  4. Potvin v. KellerSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  5. Purser v. Corpus Christi State National BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974

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