Legal Opinion
Herbert G. Garman and Beverly Garman v. Maurice Knox Griffin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1981No. 802094PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, District Judge.
This is a diversity case brought by the parents of Ronald Garman, the eleven-year-old decedent, under the Missouri Wrongful Death Act. Ronald was run over and killed on January 12, 1977 by a school bus from which he had alighted in front of his parents’ farm home near Chillicothe, Missouri. They subsequently moved to Michigan and sued the school bus driver, a Missouri resident, on a negligence theory. Shortly before the statute of limitations would have run, plaintiffs amended their complaint and joined Superior Bus Sales, Inc., the alleged seller of the bus, on a strict…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Isaac B. Mitchell v. Fruehauf Corporation and Fruehauf Corporation D/B/A Hobbs Trailers DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Stolte v. LarkinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Douglas Equipment, Inc., a Corporation v. Mack Trucks, Inc., Mack Trucks, Inc., Third Party v. Cutler Metal Products Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Lionel Burdis v. The Texas & Pacific Railway Company, Commercial Union Insurance Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by27 opinions
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