Legal Opinion
Stanford v. McLean Trucking Co.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided January 23, 1981No. Civ. A. M-79-110-CAPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT M. PARKER, District Judge.
This is an action for damages under the Texas Wrongful Death Act, the Texas Sur vival Statute, and the Texas common law of negligence, brought in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1332.
On July 17, 1978, in Mexia, Texas, a car driven by Connie Crook, with passengers Rebecca Stanford and Holly Crook, was struck from the rear by a loaded tanker truck owned and operated by Defendants McLean Trucking Company and Herrin Petroleum Transport Equipment Corporation. The car was pushed a substantial…
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- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Whittlesey v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Dearborn Marine Service, Inc. v. Chambers & KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Peter Joseph Caldarera, Jr., Etc. v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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- Dawson v. Hill & Hill Truck LinesMontana Supreme Court · 1983
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Dawson, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983
- Malone & Hyde, Inc. v. Hobrecht, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1985
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