Legal Opinion

J. C. Motor Lines, Inc. v. Trailways Bus System, Inc. And Pat Carrigan Musick

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 21, 1982No. 82-1177PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

In this action involving a collision between a truck owned by plaintiff, J. C. Motor Lines (J. C. Motor), and a bus owned by Trailways Bus System (Trailways), defendant objects to omissions and form of special interrogatories submitted to the jury. Because defendant raises these objections for the first time on appeal, the judgment below is affirmed.

The Bus Stops Here

A bus, owned by Trailways and driven by Pat Carrigan Musick, was blazing a trail eastbound along Interstate Highway 1-30 near Fort Worth, Texas, in heavy afternoon traffic. Because of the traffic,…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,405 Joe L. Smallwood v. Pearl Brewing Company, Southdown, Inc., Zapata Norness, Inc., Albert J. Rangeand D. Doyle MizeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. Dana I. Kestenbaum v. Falstaff Brewing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. Fredonia Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. v. Rca CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. Jones v. MilesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Cullen v. MargiottaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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  3. Anne Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc., Anne Anderson v. Beatrice Foods Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  4. Mario Colin McConney v. The City of Houston, and Lee P. Brown, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police of the City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  5. Bob Springborn, Cross-Appellant v. American Commercial Barge Lines, Inc., Inland Tugs Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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