Legal Opinion
Carol Cavendish, Administratrix of the Estate of Carlos Cavendish v. Sunoco Service of Greenfield, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 22, 1971No. 18676PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENOCH, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Carol Cavendish, Administratrix of the Estate of Carlos Cavendish, has taken this appeal from judgment for the defendant-appellee, Su-noco Service of Greenfield, Inc., consequent on the verdict for defendant in a jury trial of plaintiff’s action for the benefit of the widow and child of Carlos Cavendish, brought pursuant to the Indiana wrongful death statute, Burns § 2-404, IC 1971, 34-1-1-2.
On Sunday, March 3, 1968, the decedent, Carlos Cavendish, his wife and child were driving from Summerville, West Virginia, to Indianapolis, Indiana, on…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Starck v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Harold C. Myers v. P. L. George and National Wrestling Alliance, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Freimann v. GallmeierIndiana Court of Appeals · 1945
- Pearl E. Laney, Administratrix of the Estate of Wilbur R. Laney, Deceased v. American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1961
3Cited by5 opinions
- Richardson v. City of IndianapolisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Helminski v. Ayerst LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Helminski v. Ayerst LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Carol Cavendish, Administratrix of the Estate of Carlos Cavendish v. Sunoco Service of Greenfield, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Richardson v. City of IndianapolisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981