Legal Opinion
Joseph O. Parris v. St. Johnsbury Trucking Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 27, 1968No. 339, 340, Dockets 31850, 31851PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff on a cross-claim in an automobile personal injury case, District of Vermont, Ernest W. Gibson, Chief Judge. The jury brought in two verdicts: $35,-000 compensatory damages and $8,300 punitive damages. Though Parris and St. Johnsbury Trucking Co., Inc. are both Vermont citizens, they are plaintiff and defendant on a cross-claim and the federal courts have ancillary jurisdiction since diversity does exist with respect to the main claim, brought by the administrators of the estates of Mr. and Mrs. Curler against St.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Ploof v. PutnamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1910
- Walter O. Lanfranconi v. Tidewater Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Sparrow v. Vermont Savings BankSupreme Court of Vermont · 1921
- Mallinger v. BrussowSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Computer Systems Engineering, Inc. v. Qantel Corporation, Computer Systems Engineering, Inc. v. Qantel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Rosario v. Amalgamated Ladies' Garment Cutters' Union, Local 10Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Tolle v. Interstate Systems Truck Lines, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Thomas Rosario, Ovidio Vega and Ray Cabel v. Amalgamated Ladies' Garment Cutters' Union, Local 10, I.L.G.W.U., Abe Dolgen, Individually and as Manager of Amalgamated Ladies' Garment Cutters' Union, Local 10, I.L.G.W.U., and the City of New York, Thomas Rosario, Ovidio Vega and Ray Cabel v. Amalgamated Ladies' Garment Cutters' Union, Local 10, I.L.G.W.U., and International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- In Re Desautels Real Estate, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1982
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