Legal Opinion
Black v. American Mutual Insurance
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided December 9, 1980No. 5:06-misc-00004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERTELSMAN, District Judge.
This is a products liability case in which the two individual plaintiffs 1 were seriously injured when a liquid product exploded while in a tanker truck. The product was designed to be spread on existing roofs as a waterproofing agent.
This matter is before the court on the motion of the defendant, Celotex Corporation, to disqualify the undersigned judge. 2
The sole ground for the motion for recusal 3 is based on the fact that, prior to his appointment to his present position, the undersigned judge represented three or four parties in different cases…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Leonard PatrickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Odell BennettCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Bernice ROBERTS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Benjamin F. BAILAR, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Norman A. GigaxCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- School Dist. of Kansas City, Mo. v. State of Mo.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1977
3Cited by4 opinions
- Gallipo v. City of RutlandSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- Johnson-Allen v. Crown Leasing Corp. (In Re Johnson-Allen)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Fowler v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1988
- Gallipo v. City of RutlandSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994