Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Phoenix of Hartford Insurance Company
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided December 9, 1970No. Civ. A. 15097PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., Judge:
This case is a suit for money damages by reason of personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident occurring in Lake Charles, Louisiana. We are concerned with two issues: First, is this a court of competent jurisdiction ? Second, if this is a court of incompetent jurisdiction, has the Louisiana Statute of Limitations tolled (thus denying to plaintiff a federal forum to pursue his cause of action). A brief chronology of events is necessary:
October 26, 1968 — The accident which resulted in injuries to plaintiff occurred within the State of Louisiana.
October 2¿,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Allen Williams B/n/f Louise J. Smyre v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Pullen v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Charles L. Longbottom and Nancy Sue Chapman v. Roy Ralph Swaby, a Minor, by His Next Friend, Harold F. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Bobby Ray Welch v. Louisiana Power & Light CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Yorden v. FlasteDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1974
- Upshaw v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1980
- In Re Windbrooke Development Corporation, Bankrupt. Windbrooke Development Corporation v. Environmental Enterprises, Inc., of Fla.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Prashar v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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