Legal Opinion
Wilburt Sales, Jr., and Janice T. Sales v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 5, 1990No. 89-8385PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
We reversed this ease and ordered a new trial because the district court improperly instructed the jury on a crucial and controlling element of the law of Georgia. On remand, the district court granted summary judgment to one of the parties based on the factual determinations made by the improperly instructed jury. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
On October 16, 1983, a fire destroyed Janice and Wilburt Saleses’ (“the Saleses”) home. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.’s (“State Farm”) homeowners policy named both Wilburt and Janice Sales as the insureds. Wilburt Sales…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Bernard Litman v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Donald F. Tackitt v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, United States of America, and Special Agents Mutual Benefit Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Wilburt Sales, Jr., Janice T. Sales, Cross-Appellants v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Joe Frank Harris, Governor v. Horace Luckey, IIICourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Perlmutter v. United States Gypsum Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Gilmere v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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