Legal Opinion
Gregory Marshall Gordy, Etc. v. City of Canton, Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1976No. 75-2088PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
It is undisputed that Marshall Gordy came to his death by accidental electrocution in Canton, Mississippi, on February 2, 1974. It is conceded that the fatality occurred while Mr. Gordy was unloading a dump truck on a construction site, the bed of the truck making contact with overhead electric lines owned and maintained by the City of Canton. The paramount issue, therefore, is whether the City was guilty of negligence amounting to a proximate cause of the electrocution.
Gordy’s minor sons sued for his wrongful death, 3 Miss.Code Ann. § 11-7-13 (1972). The jury verdict…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Har-Pen Truck Lines, Inc. v. Frederick Allen Mills, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Catholic Diocese of Natchez-Jackson v. JaquithMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
- Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. WaltersMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mrs. Bessie Reppond Murphy, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Earl Mohon v. Magnolia Electric Power AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Zens v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- Lois Bickerstaff v. South Central Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Gordy v. City of Canton, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Zens v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991