Legal Opinion
Petroleum Carrier Corporation v. Snyder
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1947No. 11768PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This is an action by appellees, brought under the Georgia law,1 to recover damages from appellants for the wrongful death of their father. The latter received a. fatal injury when his left arm was crushed between the trailer of a large gasoline truck and the door of an automobile that he was driving. The truck was owned by the Petroleum Carrier Corporation and driven by D. A. Hudson, who were defendants below and are appellants here. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs, and from a judgment in accordance with the verdict the defendants appealed.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Battle v. KilcreaseCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Nager v. ReidMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Stamps v. Newton CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
- Georgia Power Co. v. ShippSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Duren v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Smith v. Universal Services., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- McKee v. ChaseIdaho Supreme Court · 1953
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. DixonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Callon Petroleum Company v. Big Chief Drilling Company, Defendant-Third-Party v. William R. Stanley, Defendant-Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Sunkist Growers, Inc. v. Winckler & Smith Citrus Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
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