Legal Opinion
Bright v. Nimmo
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 8, 1985No. 83-8684PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case, plaintiff Rufus W. Bright, Jr. appeals from the grant of a motion for summary judgment in favor of defendants. Plaintiff contends that the district court erroneously held that (1) plaintiff had no cause of action against his employer and its insurer, independent of the remedies provided by the Workers’ Compensation Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 34-9-1 to -367, for their willful failure to pay him income benefits to which he was entitled, and (2) plaintiff had no cause of action against the Veterans Administration and a private lender for their failure to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Rank v. NimmoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Sims v. American Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Stafford v. Westchester Fire Insurance Co. of New York, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Kaluza v. Home Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Bartels v. Alabama Commercial College, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1995
- Anderson v. Charleston Capital Corp. (In Re D.A. Kennerly)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · 1987
- First Family Mortgage Corp. Of Florida (87-3517), Federal National Mortgage Association (87-3518), Gmac Mortgage Corp. Of Pa. (87-3908) v. Elisha Earnest, Jr. (87-3517), Amelia P. Brown (87-3518), James H. Roberts, Jr. (87-3908), and Third Party Jane Doe Roberts (87-3908), Michael G. Carlisle (87-3518) v. Robert P. Nimmo, Administrator of Veterans Affairs (87-3517/3518/3908), Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Bright v. NimmoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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