Legal Opinion
Kenneth Hopkins v. Jerry Metcalf
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 9, 1971No. 90-70_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity case a jury denied recovery to plaintiff-appellant Hopkins for injuries received in an intersectional collision between the motorcycle which he was driving and an automobile driven by defendant-appellee Metcalf. The accident occurred in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Reversal is sought on the sole ground that the trial court erred in not giving a requested instruction on sudden emergency.
At the time of the accident it was daylight on a clear and cold day. The pavement was dry. The plaintiff, a policeman, was on a three-wheeled motorcycle procéeding…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Paul T. McNamara Administrator of the Estate of John Grigel, Deceased v. Ernest P. DionneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Graves v. HarringtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Lones v. Detroit, Toledo And Ironton Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- Rosamond v. Reed Roller Bit CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
- Weaver v. HosterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- W. Reid Wright, Bessie B. Wright and Reid Wright, Jr. v. Farmers Co-Op of Arkansas and OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- First National Bank in Dallas, a National Banking Association, and Cross-Appellee v. F. McQueen Rozelle, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Frank Chavez v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, a New York Corporation, Rolando Garza Zarate v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Robert K. Wright v. Albuquerque Auto-Truck Stop Plaza, Inc., a Corporation, D/B/A Gallup Auto-Truck PlazaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
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