Legal Opinion
W. Reid Wright, Bessie B. Wright and Reid Wright, Jr. v. Farmers Co-Op of Arkansas and Oklahoma
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1980No. 79-1438PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs W. Reid Wright, his wife Bessie Wright, and their son W. Reid Wright, Jr. appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of Farmers’ Co-Op of Arkansas and Oklahoma (hereinafter Farmers’ Co-Op) in this negligence action in the Western District of Arkansas. Plaintiffs were injured in a fire allegedly caused by a Farmers’ Co-Op employee’s negligently overfilling the propane tank in plaintiffs’ motor home. Federal jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship between the parties (plaintiffs are residents of North Carolina; Farmers Co-Op is a…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Sharon L. Batesole, Administratrix of the Estate of Lawrence L. Batesole, Deceased v. Jack E. StratfordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- A. D. Luster, A's Fishhouses, Inc. v. Retail Credit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- James Keith Bauer and Mary Ellen Bauer v. Mark Norris, Individually and as Deputy of the McCook County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota, Mark EnglandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Board of Water Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines, Iowa v. Alvord, Burdick & Howson and Dorr-Oliver, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Don M. Davis, as of the Estate of Ethlyn M. Davis, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Patricia Kay McGowne (Kozik), Jimmy Dewayne McGowne Ronald Kevin McGowne v. Challenge-Cook Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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