Legal Opinion
Nagle v. Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided December 12, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-H-922PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Opinion:
SINGLETON, District Judge.
On October 16, 1971, the plaintiff Barbara Seal Nagle was performing her “Dive for Life” act in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when the rubber mattress or “sponge” upon which she was to land after a dead fall of 35 feet failed to remain inflated. Upon impact she suffered serious injuries. After treatment in Wisconsin she was returned to Los Angeles, California where she underwent further treatment. Subsequently, she married and moved to Houston, Texas, where she has brought this cause of action in diversity on theories of tort and contract.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Stoll v. GottliebSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Sherrer v. SherrerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Lyons v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Unruh v. Truck Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hooks v. HooksCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Rymer v. HaglerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
- Nagle v. Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Hooks v. HooksCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985