Legal Opinion

Luther L. Leatherman v. Gateway Transportation Co., and J. C. Orville Wilcox

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 27, 1964No. 14151_1PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERCER, District Judge.

Plaintiff filed this suit in the court below for damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from a collision involving two trucks. Following a non-jury trial, the court entered judgment against the defendants and assessed plaintiff’s damages in the amount of $31,-500.00. Defendants advance several arguments for reversal of that judgment upon this appeal.

The collision which gave rise to this suit occurred on January 24, 1959, in the town of Bremen, Indiana. Plaintiff was driving a tanker unit westerly on U. S. Highway 6. Defendant, Wilcox, was driving a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. HendersonIndiana Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. ClarkIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
  3. Boston v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1945
  4. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. StewartIndiana Court of Appeals · 1900
  5. Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. RayIndiana Supreme Court · 1906

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. In re PrescottCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  2. Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,497 in the Matter of John B. Prescott and Janet L. Prescott, Debtors. Appeals of Marine Bank Dane County, Gateway Foods, Inc. & Jerry J. Armstrong, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Charlie Stuart Oldsmobile, Inc. v. SmithIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. New York Central R. Co. v. CAVINDER, ETC.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1965
  5. Concepción Guzmán v. La Autoridad de las Fuentes FluvialesSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1965

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