Legal Opinion
David L. Morrison, Cross-Appellants v. Frito-Lay, Inc., and Marilyn L. Taggart, Cross- Margaret E. Tepper Johnson v. Roseland M. Bostwick
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1977No. 75-1941PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
On the evening of January 18, 1971, at approximately 6:30 p. m., a van-type truck, owned by defendant Frito-Lay, Inc., and being driven by defendant M. L. Taggart, became disabled as it proceeded southward on the two-lane Mississippi Highway 373 near Columbus, Mississippi. After coasting in neutral for two or three minutes, Taggart brought the truck to a stop at the side of the road leaving “at least” two feet of the van’s body protruding onto the paved portion of the highway. (App. 121, 585.) Taggart turned off the truck’s headlights, engaged the emergency flasher, and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Elvis Griffin v. Victor Matherne and Otto Candies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- A. A. Spurlin, Surviving Parent of Douglas J. Spurlin, a Minor, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- William P. Bissett, Jr., Cross-Appellants v. Ply-Gem Industries, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Yolanda and Terrence Ballou, Etc., Lula Mae Leblanc, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Henri Studios, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Harold E. Alverez, Cross-Appellee v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Betty Karl v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Luke Joseph Perricone, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Intervenor-Appellee v. The Kansas City Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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