Legal Opinion

Globe Indemnity Company v. Graham Edward Richerson, Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem for the Minor, Larry Don Richerson

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 21, 1963No. 20002_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

The questions on this appeal are whether there was sufficient affirmative evidence to support the jury’s implied finding of negligence, and whether the trial Judge erred in refusing to instruct the jury that the injured boy was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. We think there was no error in the refusal of the charge of contributory negligence, and that the evidence is sufficient to support the verdict.

This personal injury suit arises out of a truck-motor scooter collision by which a formerly normal fourteen-year-old boy now just exists. The…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Union Trust Company, United States of America v. Union Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
  2. Dowell, Inc. v. JowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
  3. Felt v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  4. McCandless v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
  5. Stansbury v. Mayor and Councilmen of Morgan CitySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Company, Ltd., Ex Parte Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  2. Norma C. Guillot, Bobbie Lynn Guillot and Norman Andras v. Cenac Towing Company, Inc., as Owner of the Barge Murray MacCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  3. United States v. Bassem M. SharifCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Anglin v. WhiteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  5. Evans v. Chevron Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1977

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