Legal Opinion

H.G. Perkins v. Insurance Company of North America

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 12, 1986No. 85-4753PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

In this Mississippi law diversity case, the district court granted defendant-appellee Insurance Company of North America’s (INA) motion for summary judgment, holding that under Miss. Code Ann. § 83-11-101(1) plaintiff-appellant H.G. Perkins, a passenger in his employer’s truck who was injured in an accident while both the co-employee uninsured driver and Perkins were acting within the course of their employment, was not entitled to uninsured motorist benefits, despite a provision in the INA insurance policy on the truck issued to Perkins’ employer that excluded from…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Mathis v. Interstate Motor Freight SystemMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
  3. McCluskey v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1978
  4. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. NesterMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Dr. Brendan M. Miles v. American Telephone & Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Cossitt v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Medders v. U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. DodsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  4. Matarese v. New Hampshire Municipal Ass'n Property-Liability Insurance Trust, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2002
  5. Cormier v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1989

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