Legal Opinion
Christine Garner Massengill v. A. D. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1968No. 24418PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Massengill sued Campbell, a resident of Texas, in United States district court in Tennessee for damages arising out of an automobile accident in Tennessee. As provided by Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(e) service was sought under the Tennessee NonResident Motorist Statute. 1 Campbell did not appear and Massengill obtained a default judgment. We are called upon to decide the validity of the service of process.
Massengill recorded the judgment in Texas pursuant to Texas law and registered it in United States district court in Texas under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1963. The judgment was not satisfied,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Cherry, Et Ux. v. HeffernanSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- Boss v. IrvineDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1939
- Rielly v. CrookCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Boyd v. DunnDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1963
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Nikwei v. Ross School of Aviation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Gwaltney v. StoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Mooney Aircraft, Inc. v. Dennis J. Donnelly, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph M. Donnelly, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Harper v. CathertonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Nikwei v. Ross School Of AviationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
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