Legal Opinion
Dixie Ohio Express Co. v. Poston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1948No. 12332PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Circuit Judge.
Mrs. Ida Poston sued W. E. Killian, L. E. Revels, Dixie Ohio Express Company, and American Fidelity and Casualty Company for damages for the death of her husband which occurred when the car which he was driving ran into the rear of a truck parked on the highway.
J. W. Weathers, a passenger in the car with Poston, sued the same defendants to recover for injuries which he sustained in the same accident. The two cases, involving the same facts as to negligence, were consolidated for trial.
Dixie Ohio Express Company was the holder of a Certificate of Convenience and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- McGinnis v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Portland Gold Mining Co. v. Stratton's Independence, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- Southern Railway Co. v. HarbinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Roadway Express Inc. v. McBroomCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by8 opinions
- H. Anita Lincoln, Cross-Appellant v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and Clyde W. Hall and Evanel R. Terrell, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Eugene Griffith, and Wife, Larrencie GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Curtis Pub. Co. v. FraserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Willis Rankin Barnes, as Administrator of the Estate of Bernie Mae Barnes, Deceased v. West Point Foundry and MacHine Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Hugh v. Washington Industrial BankColorado Court of Appeals · 1988
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