Legal Opinion

Great American Indemnity Company v. Johnnie Brown

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 6, 1962No. 18972PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEWIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Great American Indemnity Company, Defendant-Appellant, from a judgment in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee, Johnnie Brown, in a personal injury action resulting from an automobile accident. The driver of the automobile, insured by Great American, was found guilty of negligence and damages were awarded in a direct action against Great American as authorized by the laws of Louisiana. The ease was tried by the court without a jury.

On the evening of December 24, 1955, Brown was driving on a highway in or near New Orleans, Louisiana. While attempting to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sanders v. LeechCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
  2. John Leon Davis v. Yellow Cab Company of St. Petersburg, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  3. Kurt Schoen, T/a Don Pallini Dance Studios v. The Washington Post, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
  4. Brown v. SchwartzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
  5. Kuenzell v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1957

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Carnell Construction Corp. v. Danville Redevelopment & Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2014
  2. Schweich v. Ziegler, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
  3. Suarez Matos v. Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  4. Arthur W. Niedland and Margaret W. Niedland v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
  5. Route Triple Seven Ltd. Partnership v. Total Hockey, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2015

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