Legal Opinion
Stemler v. Burke
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1965No. 15481PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal challenges the dismissal of personal injury actions filed by the plaintiffs-appellants against the defendants-appellees for damages incurred in an automobile accident between the car in which four of the plaintiffs were riding and a car operated by the defendant James Burke. The judgment of dismissal was based upon the answer by the jury of an interrogatory submitted to it, which stated that the negligence of the defendant Burke, if found to exist, was not the direct and proximate cause of the accident.
On June 20, 1959, a Chrysler automobile, which was owned…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. KnauerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945
- Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Lucille M. Rankin, Administratrix on the Estate of Ronald Rankin, Deceased v. Shayne Brothers, Inc., Billy F. Rankin v. Shayne Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Clyde O. Williams v. National Surety CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Emeilia Cann and Charles Cann v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Kenrose Mfg. Co., Inc., a New York Corporation v. Fred Whitaker Company, Inc. v. Kilodyne, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Curtis Fawvor v. Texaco, Inc., Defendant-Third-Party v. Foster Wheeler Corporation, Third-Party B & B Insulation, Inc., Defendant-Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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