Legal Opinion

Mary McManus and Margaret Smith v. Delta Fire & Casualty Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 20, 1958No. 16760_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMERON, Circuit Judge.

The question here presented is whether, in an action brought by plaintiffs-appellants claiming personal injuries against the driver of the vehicle causing them and against his liability insurer, an order granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted is a final decisión 1 subject to appeal. Appellants, citizens of Massachusetts, brought this civil action against Kenneth J. Turk, a resident and citizen of the Eastern District of Louisiana, and appellee Delta Fire & Casualty Company, liability insurer of Turk’s…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Calcote v. Texas Pac. Coal & Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
  2. Hunteman v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
  3. Susie Parker Nettles and Alvie C. Nettles v. General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Limited and Continental Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  4. Richard G. King v. The California Company, Gulf Refining Company, Placid Oil Company, Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company and Sam GrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  5. Barbara L. Meadows and Molly Thomason v. The Greyhound Corporation and Martha Maddox, as Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph Galentine, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Billie Charline Guess, Wife of and Administratrix of the Estate of Benjamin Franklin Wiley, Jr. v. Geoffrey Stewart ReadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  2. Albatross Shipping Corporation v. Robert R. Stewart, Libelant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  3. David B. Bush v. United Benefit Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  4. Koss v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1964
  5. Mrs. Opal Daugherty Hancock, Deborah Hancock, Bettie Jean Hancock and Sandra Hancock v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959

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