Legal Opinion
Beverly Jane Brody, Individually, Etc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1971No. 29275_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
After a lengthy trial, the jury found for the defendants in these cases brought for deaths and personal injuries suffered in a rear-end automobile accident. We affirm.
The accident occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. on a straight two-lane stretch of U.S. Highway 90 on the outskirts of New Orleans, Louisiana. A car owned by Gus Stevens and driven by Ronald Harrison struck the rear of the truck-trailer rig of Johnson Motor Freight Lines driven by Richard Rambo. In the vicinity of the accident the City of New Orleans, by its employee James T. McLelland, was operating a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Vowell v. Manufacturers Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Mrs. Odette Kiff, Widow of Dannie Powell, Jr., Etc. v. The Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation v. Bernice M. FrazierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Fairbanks v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
3Cited by3 opinions
- Cleo CALAGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Herbert Hall v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., Etc., Employers National Insurance Company, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- B. M. Williams v. Ivan Allen, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971