Legal Opinion
Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. J. A. Jones Construction Co.
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided November 22, 1961No. LR 61 c 17PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNG, District Judge.
This is an action for indemnity. Plaintiffs are insurance carriers subrogated to the rights of the architectural firm which prepared plans for and supervised the construction of a J. C. Penney store at Sixth and Main Streets, Little Rock, Arkansas. Defendant was the general contractor for the job. The action arises from a cave-in of an excavation wall on March 4, 1957, for which the architectural firm was held liable to four of defendant’s employees killed or injured thereby. See Erhart v. Hummonds, 334 S.W. 2d 869 (Ark.1960). Defendant, before answering, has moved for…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Westchester Lighting Co. v. Westchester County Small Estates Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Home Insurance Company v. Stuart-McCorkle, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Associated Engineers, Inc. v. JobCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Star City Gravel Co., Inc. And Tilmon A. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Pickens-Bond Construction Co. v. North Little Rock Electric Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
- Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co. v. Latrobe Die Casting Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1976
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