Legal Opinion
Estelle W. Sligh v. John Doe
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1979No. 78-1312PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUMBAULD, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff, a resident of the District of Columbia, a woman in her fifties employed by the government, was a passenger in the rear seat of an automobile which was negligently sideswiped in Virginia by a hit-and-run Cadillac occupied by four black males. She sustained injuries to her knees for which the jury awarded $13,500.1 The Cadillac stopped, but immediately drove away, and escaped pursuit. The Cadillac bore Virginia license plates, but the numbers could not be determined.
The crucial question before us is whether diversity jurisdiction has been sufficiently…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
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- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mitchell v. MaurerSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Sheldon v. SillSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
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