Legal Opinion

Omer M. Harris v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 29, 1956No. 12492_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McALLISTER, Circuit Judge.

Omer Harris, appellant, while riding as a passenger in an automobile owned by his son, Ralph, was injured when the car went out of control and ran into an embankment. He brought a negligence action against his son and recovered a judgment for personal injuries in the amount of $15,000 in the state court of Tennessee. The son, Ralph, was insured by appellee company against liability to the extent of $10,000. Appellant thereafter sued the insurer for this amount in the state court; and the suit was removed to the district court and tried before the district judge…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Aschenbrenner v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. State Automobile Mut. Ins. Co. of Columbus v. YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
  3. Volunteer State Life Ins. v. RichardsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Rochon v. Preferred Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
  5. Mutual Ben. Life Ins. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1893

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Parker v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Audra H. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
  3. Stumpf v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
  4. Erie Insurance Exchange v. LaneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
  5. Palmer W. Collins and H. L. Clark, Iii, and William M. Ables, Jr. v. Pioneer Title Insurance Co., Palmer W. Collins and H. L. Clark, III v. Pioneer National Title Insurance Co., and William M. Ables, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980

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