Legal Opinion

Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Talbot

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 8, 1956No. 15888PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

•TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

■ These are appeals from a verdict and judgments finding the driver of a school bus and the driver of a truck owned by. the Lamar Advertising Co. guilty of concurrent negligence in an accident - in which three high school students were killed. The appellants, insurers of the advertising company and of the school board, were sued under the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, LSA-R.S. 22:655, by the parents of each of the deceased, and the jury fixed the damages in each • case at $25,000, plus medical and funeral expenses. ' Both appellants urge that the negligence was…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Yoder v. Nu-Enamel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
  2. Mire v. Lafourche Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1952
  3. New York Life Ins. Co. v. SchlatterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
  4. Branch v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1952
  5. New York Life Ins. Co. v. MurdaughCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. The Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York and Houston Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, Mr. And Mrs. Seraphin Talbot, Mr. And Mrs. Ellie Boudreaux, and Mr. And Mrs. Dalfay J. CavalierCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956

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