Legal Opinion
Costello v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 19, 1950No. 72, Docket 21438PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This action seeks damages for personal injuries sustained by Sara Agnello, deceased (Josephine Costello, administratrix of her estate), and John A. Del Mastro, when the automobile in which they were riding, driven by Del Mastro, came into collision with a tractor-trailer truck owned by defendant Withers and driven by his employee Smith. Federal jurisdiction is based on diverse citizenship.
The accident -happened in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The truck was returning from a trip to Providence, R. I. on which it had been under lease to Johnson Motor Lines, Incorporated of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. N. E. Rosenblum Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Hodges v. JohnsonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1943
- Venuto v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- War Emergency Co-Op. Ass'n v. WidenhouseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Cotton v. Ship-By-Truck Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1935
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Leotta v. PlessingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Rozmajzl v. Northland Greyhound LinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1951
- Gallagher's Estate v. BattleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1956
- Newsome v. SurrattSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- American Transit Lines v. Ralph R. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
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