Legal Opinion
Odie Joe Reid v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1986No. 85-4649PublishedCited by 391 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Odie Joe Reid appeals the grant of summary judgment rejecting his claim for loss of consortium against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, his uninsured motorist insurer, resulting from personal injuries sustained by his wife Juanita Reid. Concluding that the district court properly applied Mississippi law to the undisputed facts, we affirm.
Factual Background
Juanita Reid was seriously injured in an accident caused by a negligent, uninsured motorist. Mrs. Reid, accompanied by Henrietta Zahn, was driving an auto belonging to her and her husband. The Reids owned…
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,451 Jerry Krim, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Banctexas Group, Inc., Banctexas Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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