Legal Opinion
Harlan F. Lester v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1957No. 16154_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
Brought against defendant-appellee as the insurer of Dr. Edith W. Rigsby, a physician specializing in the practice of psychiatry, the suit was for malpractice and for the damage alleged to have resulted therefrom.
After a lengthy trial at which many witnesses testified, the cause was submitted to a jury upon a full and comprehensive general charge to which plaintiff took only three exceptions. 1
There was a verdict and judgment for defendant, and plaintiff has appealed. Filing a statement of points 2 under Rule 75(d) Fed.Rules Civ.Proc., limiting the appeal to a single…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Foremost Dairies, Inc. v. Ivey Ivey v. Foremost Dairies, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Barfield v. South Highlands InfirmarySupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Wall v. BrimCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943
- Hall v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1955
- Bennett v. ScofieldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Natanson v. KlineSupreme Court of Kansas · 1960
- Woods v. BrumlopNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Steele v. WoodsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- Nishi v. HartwellHawaii Supreme Court · 1970
- Glen Drewett v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and National Flood Insurers AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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