Legal Opinion

Vivian Hallmark Middleton, Individually and as Next Friend of Christopher Neil Hallmark v. Reynolds Metals Company

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 29, 1992No. 91-5696PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*882JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Vivian Middleton, the mother of minor Christopher Hallmark, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant-appellee Reynolds Metals Company [“Reynolds”]. From the undisputed facts, the district court concluded that under the statutory and common law of Kentucky Christopher Hallmark was a trespasser on Reynolds’s property. The court further concluded that Reynolds was not liable to Christopher Hallmark because according to Kentucky law the company neither set a trap, nor intentionally inflicted injury on the boy. We…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  5. Canderm Pharmacal, Ltd. v. Elder Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988

4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Gregory v. Shelby CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  2. Martin v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  3. Hazel M. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SODEXHO, CUMBERLAND COLLEGE CAFETERIA, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  4. Mickey Gregory, as Administrator of the Estate of Gerald Gregory, Plaintiff-Appellant(98-5913/5976/6174)/cross-Appellee v. Shelby County, Tennessee A.C. Gilless, Individually and in His Capacity as Sheriff of Shelby County, Tennessee Jerry EllisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  5. Edward H. Mathews, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Sears Pension Plan and Sears, Roebuck & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998

28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API