Legal Opinion
Margie C. Barnes v. Atlantic & Pacific Life Insurance Company of America, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1975No. 73-4032PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This is a historic case, not because of the intrinsic difficulty of the issues, but because this is our first published opinion utilizing the certification provisions recently adopted by the citizens of Alabama. 1 We have repeatedly been the judicial beneficiaries of similar such procedures permitted by Florida 2 and more recently Louisiana 3 and now we welcome the opportunity to refer to the Supreme Court of Alabama questions of Alabama law on which it is not only the latest word — as we might Eiriely be— but the last word.
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2Cases cited48 opinions
- Lehman Brothers v. ScheinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Clay v. Sun Ins. Office Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Eusebio M. Martinez, Father of Jacqueline M. Martinez, a Minor, Deceased v. Jose Rodriquez and Antonio Rodriquez, D/B/A Ingram Court ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Kaiser Steel Corp. v. W. S. Ranch Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Clay v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by52 opinions
- State of Florida Ex Rel. Robert L. Shevin, Attorney General, Plaintiff v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Jefferson v. Lead Industries Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Diginet, Incorporated v. Western Union Ats, Incorporated, Third-Party-Defendant-Appellant v. City of Chicago, Third-Party-Plaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- H. David Boyter and Angela M. Boyter v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
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