Legal Opinion

American Fidelity & Casualty Company v. Mrs. Claire Drexler

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 8, 1955No. 15292_1PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WRIGHT, District Judge.

American Fidelity and Casualty Company, Texas and Pacific Motor Transport Company, and Harvey Steen Bell, appellants herein, seek reversal of a judgment against .them based on the verdict of a jury in the amount of $42,353.44. The case arises out of a collision between a transport truck, owned by Texas and Pacific, driven by Bell and insured by American Fidelity, and an automobile driven by Louis A. Drexler, who was killed in the collision. Appellee here is Drexler’s widow. In seeking reversal, appellants assert .that the trial court erred in refusing to grant their…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Michelli v. Rheem Mfg. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1948
  4. Codifer v. OcchipintiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
  5. Lane v. BourgeoisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1946

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of HermSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  2. Fred J. Hewitt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  3. Frank Pruett v. Robert Ellington MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  4. Sterner Lighting, Inc. v. Allied Electrical Supply, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. Deep Aggarwal v. Ponce School of MedicineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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