Legal Opinion

Adams v. Murphy

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 13, 1979No. 78-2406PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEE, Circuit Judge:

The court has determined that this ease presents a question of Florida law appropriate for resolution by the courts of that state. We will, therefore, defer our decision in this matter pending certification of the issue to the Florida Supreme Court. Our usual practice 1 is to request that the parties submit a proposed statement of facts and proposed agreed certificate of the questions for decision, but because the facts are uncontested and because the question to be certified is a narrow one, we have drafted the Statement of Facts and the Question for Certification.

CERTIFICA…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Eusebio M. Martinez, Father of Jacqueline M. Martinez, a Minor, Deceased v. Jose Rodriquez and Antonio Rodriquez, D/B/A Ingram Court ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  2. Silvestri v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  3. In Re Richard Lee McClintock Bankrupt. Edward W. Szczepanski, Jr., Trustee-Appellant v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation, in Re Paul Jean Portman, Jr., Bankrupt. Edward W. Szczepanski, Jr. v. Ford Motor Credit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  4. State v. SilvestriSupreme Court of Florida · 1976

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Adams v. MurphySupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. Evelyn G. Dewitt and Mabel M. Dewitt v. Estelle R. DuceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. James Corley v. Lloyd Milliken and "Capt. Jeffery"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  4. Adams v. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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