Legal Opinion
Betty Jeanne Stearns and Howard Lavelle Sutton v. The Hertz Corporation, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1964No. 17291PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff Betty Jeanne Stearns was seriously injured in the early morning of January 4, 1956, when the automobile in which she was a passenger turned over. The car was being driven by the plaintiff Howard L. Sutton, was own ed by the defendant Hertz Corporation, and had been rented by Hertz to Sutton that morning. The rental agreement was signed and the accident occurred in Illinois. It is conceded that the law of that state governs.
Miss Stearns sued Sutton in a Missouri state court. He called upon Hertz and its insurer to defend. They refused. Sutton thereupon…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Terry v. FisherIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
- City of Kansas City v. Federal Pacific Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by13 opinions
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