Legal Opinion
Barrios v. Dade County of State of Florida
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 7, 1970No. 69 Civil 2428PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
This case in one aspect presents still another variant of the much-discussed and oft-criticized Seider v. Roth decision 1 of the New York Court of Appeals —here a direct action against the insurer in the absence of a direct action statute either in New York or the state of occurrence of the accident.
Plaintiffs, residents of New York, commenced this action in the New York State Supreme Court to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of an accident which occurred at the Miami International Airport, Florida. The defendants Dade County…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Lincoln County v. LuningSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Hopkins v. Clemson Agricultural College of South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Seider v. RothNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Kephart v. PickensDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
- Linker v. Custom-Bilt MacHinery Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
- O'CONNOR v. Lee-Hy Paving Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1977
- Arnold's Ice Cream Co. v. CarlsonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1971
- Berger v. Winer Sportswear, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975
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