Legal Opinion
Rita Shircliff and Raphael M. Shircliff v. Mary A. Elliott and Mose L. Elliott
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1967No. 17629_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.
Appellants instituted an action for personal injury and property damage in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The injuries and damages resulted from a two-car col lision that occurred on the Fort Knox United States Military Reservation, so jurisdiction could be based on either diversity of citizenship or a federal question.
Although the accident occurred on May 4, 1965, the Appellants did not file suit until May 3, 1966, one day before the running of the statute of limitations, in the Jefferson County Circuit Court. The action was…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Goldlawr, Inc. v. HeimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Curtis v. GarrisonTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
- Black v. TichenorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Ockerman v. WiseCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Kevin Gross, as Receiver for Hougland Barge Line, Inc., a Dissolved Delaware Corporation v. Frances M. HouglandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Union Switch & Signal Division American Standard Inc. v. United Electrical, Radio and MacHine Workers of America, Local 610Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Dollar General Stores, Ltd. v. SmithKentucky Supreme Court · 2007
- Sharp Bros. Contracting Co. v. Westvaco Corp.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1991
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Allied Chemical Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1970
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