Legal Opinion
Celestino Mendiola, Jr., and Maryland Casualty Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1968No. 25127_1PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge.
On January 11, 1967, Appellant Celes-tino Mendiola filed a Federal Tort Claims suit against the United States to recover damages for personal injuries sustained on February 27, 1963. The complaint alleged that a workmen’s compensation suit against Maryland Casualty Company was finalized on March 16, 1965. Subsequently, Appellant Maryland Casualty intervened to assert sub-rogation rights to amounts paid to Men-diola under the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Act. The court below granted the Government’s motion to dismiss on the ground that the action was barred by a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lee Quinton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Lewis Simon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- United States v. Wilroy ReidCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Reverend Johnstone Beech and Mrs. Maryalma Beech v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Fidelity Union Casualty Co. v. Texas Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1931
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Allen Williams B/n/f Louise J. Smyre v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Nora Faye Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- David M. Wollman v. Jake Gross, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Clare Dodge Childers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Jack Steele v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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