Legal Opinion

Potts v. Benjamin

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 21, 1989No. 88-1834PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

On Thanksgiving Eve 1985, Karen Potts and her three young children Brandon, Jeffery, and Kimberly were passengers in a station wagon driven by Mrs. Potts’ sister Vickie Williams; Mrs. Williams, her children, and the Pottses were en route to the sisters’ parents’ home for the holiday. As they neared the intersection of Interstates 30 and 630 in Little Rock, heavy congestion brought traffic to a standstill. While they were waiting for the traffic to begin moving again, a tractor truck driven by Ramiro Murillo Inturralde, onto which two other tractor trucks had been decked…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Bentzler v. BraunWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Roberta Rae ADAMS, Appellee, v. FUQUA INDUSTRIES, INC., Appellant; Roberta Rae ADAMS, Appellant, v. FUQUA INDUSTRIES, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  4. Lowe v. Estate Motors Ltd.Michigan Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Theodore A. Harris, Father and Next Friend of Patrick Harris, a Minor v. Richard D. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  2. United States v. Willard Dean KirkieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  3. Hottle v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  4. D'Arbonne Construction Co. v. FosterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  5. Farley v. HensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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