Legal Opinion
Robert Urico v. Parnell Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 16, 1983No. 82-1747PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAURO, District Judge.
The appellant (Parnell) seeks relief from a jury award to the appellees (Uricos) for the loss of use to them of their truck, following its collision with another truck driven by a Parnell employee. Parnell’s primary theories here are that the district court erred 1) in allowing the jury to consider evidence of settlement negotiations, 2) in failing to limit loss of use damages to a reasonable repair period, and 3) in allowing the Uricos to calculate loss of use damages on the basis of their estimated lost profits.
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The underlying facts are novel and require somewhat…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- DiMarzo v. American Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Valencia v. Shell Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1944
- Lowrie v. CastleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Bergeron v. MansourCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1945
- Susie Mae Johnson, Cross-Appellee v. William C. Ellis & Sons Iron Works, Inc., Etc., Long Reach Manufacturing, Etc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Computer Systems Engineering, Inc. v. Qantel Corporation, Computer Systems Engineering, Inc. v. Qantel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Davis v. BelingNevada Supreme Court · 2012
- Guaranty-First Trust Co. v. Textron, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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