Legal Opinion
Columbia Casualty Co. v. Lyle
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1936No. 7714PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Appellee, struck and injured by a truck owned by Yount and driven by Jolivet, a negro farm hand, sued them both for damages. The jury found Jolivet negligent, but that at the time and place in question he was not driving the truck in the furtherance of the business of Yount. From the judgment entered on that verdict for plaintiff against Jolivet for the damage suffered, $5,484, but that he take nothing against Yount, there was no appeal. Appellee then brought this suit to make his judgment out of appellant, as insurer in an automobile insurance policy issued on the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Stovall v. New York Indemnity Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1928
- Dickinson v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
- American Automobile Insurance v. JonesTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
- Frederiksen v. EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY ASSUR. CORPORATION, LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENGLANDCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1928
- Ocean Accident Guarantee Corporation v. BearSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Whitaker v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- American Casualty Co. of Reading, Pa. v. WindhamDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1939
- Caldwell v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1938
- Standard Acc. Ins. Co. v. RivetCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Barrett v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.