Legal Opinion
Rodgers v. Webb
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided December 30, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 2721PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NEESE, District Judge.
This is a diversity action, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) (1), emanating from a collision on a Tennessee highway between the automobile of the plaintiff Mr. Rodgers and a horse owned by the defendant Mr. Webb. The defendant has moved for a partial summary judgment, Rule 56(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, claiming that T.C.A. §§ 44-1703, 44-1704, 44-1705, relied on by the plaintiff, are not applicable, as matters of law, to the plaintiff’s claim.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- W. C. Case v. Dan C. AbramsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Moon v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1959
- Overbey v. PoteatTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
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