Legal Opinion
Stacy v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided November 10, 1971No. EC 7161-SPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ORMA R. SMITH, District Judge.
Plaintiff Lester Stacy on March 24, 1971 instituted this third-party-liability action against The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna), the Workmen’s Compensation Insurance carrier of his employer, Purnell’s Pride, Inc. (Purnell), alleging that Aetna’s negligence in failing to properly inspect Purnell’s premises resulted in injury to him.
The action is presently before the court on Aetna’s motion for summary judgment. Aetna contends that plaintiff’s sole and exclusive remedy is under the Mississippi Workmen’s Compensation Law. 1
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Nelson v. Union Wire Rope Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1964
- Beasley v. MacDonald Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1971
- Smith v. American Employers' InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1960
- Edward Aaron Mays v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Kifer v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Lester Stacy v. The Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Albert Johnson v. American Mutual Liability Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Smith v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1976
- Cline v. Avery Abrasives, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1978
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