Legal Opinion
Rouley v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided November 10, 1964No. Civ. A. 9897PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Murphy Rouley, appearing as complainant for himself individually and as the representative of his minor daughter, Charlene Rouley, sues for damages allegedly caused by the negligence of defendant Hutchinson, who is a citizen of Mississippi, resulting in an automobile accident in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana on August 11, 1963. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, public liability carrier for Hutchinson, is also made a defendant under the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, LSA-R.S. 22:655.
There is diversity of citizenship and the amounts claimed…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Harvey v. Travelers Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Edwards v. Royal Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Hidalgo v. DupuyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Ruiz v. ClancySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Olympic Towing Corporation v. Nebel Towing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Smith v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
- Velsicol Chemical Corp. v. Chattanooga Coke & Chemicals Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc., Cross v. Charles Ferran & Co., Inc. And Glens Falls Insurance Company,defendant-Appellants CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Crown Zellerbach Corp. v. Ingram Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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