Legal Opinion
Galloway v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1939No. 4475PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY H. WATKINS, District Judge.
This action originated in the Court of Common Pleas for Florence County, South Carolina, and by appropriate proceedings was removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. Plaintiff sought recovery of both actual and punitive damages against General Motors Acceptance Corporation and one Cary White, because of the alleged unlawful seizure and detention of plaintiff’s automobile and the alleged willful, wanton and oppressive conduct of White, as agent of his co-defendant, acting within the scope of his authority in…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Lindheimer v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Public Service Commission v. Brashear Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Bailey v. North Carolina R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
- New York Telephone Co. v. MaltbieSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Partmar Corp. v. Paramount Pictures Theatres Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
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- Cochran v. M & M TRANSP. CO.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1940
- Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance Company v. Mrs. Myrtle Louise ThorntonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
- Van Camp Sea Food Co. v. NordykeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
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