Legal Opinion
Earl Manning v. Margaret L. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1965No. 17807PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee brought this action for loss of consortium resulting from injuries to her husband allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant-appellant in rear-ending her husband’s automobile while he was stopped in obedience to a highway stop sign.
Jurisdiction is grounded on diversity of citizenship and the substantive law of Missouri controls. Erie R. R. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188 (1938).
It is conceded that under Missouri law a wife can maintain an action for loss of consortium because of injuries to her husband negligently…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hitaffer v. Argonne Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Novak v. Kansas City Transit, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- Shepherd v. Consumers Cooperative AssociationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
- Carr v. Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited, of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Rayonier, Incorporated v. F. Arnold PolsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
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