Legal Opinion
Mrs. Wanda Mercer v. Paris Theriot
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1963No. 19068PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
In the early hours of the morning of December 19, 1955, Willie B. Mercer’s body was found face down on the side of Highway 1 on Grand Isle, Louisiana. The coroner’s certificate shows that he died about 7:30 p. m. December 18. Tire marks leading to the body indicated that Mercer was run over while he was on the shoulder of the road. Around 7:30 p. m. on December 18 Paris Theriot, the defendant, had left Fisherman’s Bar on Grand Isle, taking Highway 1 to return to his home in Golden Meadow. The chronology and the fact that he had been drinking in Fisherman’s Bar since one…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re Sanford Fork & Tool Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company v. Rosa Lee Leaman RoosthCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Seagraves v. WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
- Sobel v. DiatzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Mercer v. TheriotSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- John H. Hennessy, Jr., as an Individual and D/B/A Business Systems and Service Company, a Proprietorship v. Otis A. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Ross R. Barnett and Paul B. Johnson, JrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Bernard Litman v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Bernard Litman v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.