Legal Opinion

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Harvey Thomas Smoot, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 24, 1967No. 23789PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*333COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

There is an old folk saying, the origin of which I know not, that “the third try is the charm”. The legal warfare represented by this litigation had its origin nearly twelve years ago; now it is before this Court for the third time. In the most recent trial, the subject of this appeal, the plaintiff-appellee, on a jury verdict, was awarded judgment in the sum of $65,787.60. The Judgment will be affirmed.

Sergeant Smoot was the insured in a State Farm general automobile liability policy carrying limits of $10,000 as to any one person, $20,000 as to any one accident, and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. American Fidelity & Casualty Company, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  2. Harvey Thomas Smoot, Jr. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  3. Traders & General Ins. Co. v. Rudco Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
  4. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  5. O'Neal v. SpiveySupreme Court of Georgia · 1928

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Kunkel v. United Security Ins. Co. of New JerseySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1969
  2. Central Armature Works, Inc. v. American Motorists InsuranceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1981
  3. Frank Ging, Administrator of the Estate of Father Bernard Morgan v. American Liberty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Ben and Audrey Delancy, as Co-Administrators and on Behalf of Estate of Dr. Herman Delancy v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
  5. Washington v. Group Hospitalization, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1984

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