Legal Opinion
Vandercook and Son, Inc. v. George F. Thorpe, in His Own Right for the Use and Benefit of Reliance Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1968No. 24964_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
Upon retrial after this Court’s order of remand 1 Thorpe was awarded a verdict of $19,000 for personal injuries he sustained when his hand was crushed in a printing press manufactured by appellant Vandercook and Son, Inc. Appellant asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. We disagree.
It is now settled in this Circuit that in diversity cases federal courts must look to state law to determine the substantive elements of a claim for relief and look to federal law for the test of sufficiency of the evidence. E. g., Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. v.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. And Cosmair, Inc. v. Edd Pruitt and Marjorie Ann PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Planters Manufacturing Company v. Protection Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Matthews v. Lawnlite CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Royal v. Black and Decker Manufacturing CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
- Vandercook and Son, Inc. v. George F. Thorpe, in His Own Right and for the Use and Benefit of Standard Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by12 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Alman Brothers Farms & Feed Mill, Inc. v. Diamond Laboratories, Inc., and Southwestern Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Brown-Marx Associates, Ltd. And Gary E. Smith v. Emigrant Savings Bank and Prudential Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- McCarthy v. Florida Ladder CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Amoroso v. SAMUEL FRIEDLAND FAMILYDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
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