Legal Opinion
Covey Gas & Oil Co. v. Checketts Et Ux
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1951No. 12398_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment, rendered on a jury verdict, allowing appellees to recover $35,407.50 damages for the negligently caused death of their eight year old son. A motion for a new trial on the ground, inter alia, that the verdict was excessive was denied. The child was struck and killed by a gasoline truck owned by appellant and driven by its employee, one Bowman. The action is based upon the Idaho wrongful death statute applicable to the death of minors, 2 Idaho Code, § 5-310. Jurisdiction of the district court was based on diversity of citizenship.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Swift v. TysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
- Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & RobesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Southern Pac. Co. v. GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Checketts v. BowmanIdaho Supreme Court · 1950
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail RoadSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Savino Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Jung Ja Malandris v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Bucher v. KrauseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Leo R. Fountila, Jr. v. Mary E. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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