Legal Opinion
Hood v. Dealers Transport Co.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided October 11, 1978No. DC 77-51-SPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ORMA R. SMITH, District Judge.
The defendant has filed a motion for partial summary judgment or an order in limine as to the introduction of certain evidence on the trial of the action.
The issue has been briefed by the parties and the motion is now ripe for decision.
Defendant’s truck was involved in an accident which forms the basis of this suit. The truck was driven by defendant’s employee, Willie L. Pegues. The master-servant relationship has been admitted, and the doctrine of respondeat superior applies in the case. Defendant’s vicarious liability is established by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Johnnie Ray Lee v. Southern Home Sites CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Martin v. CazedessusLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- Brown Oil Tools, Inc. v. SchmidtMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
- Somerville v. KellerMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Bobby G. Freeman on Behalf of Himself and the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Laura Freeman v. Lester Coggins Trucking, Inc., and Kenneth R. DeisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Bowman v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1993
- Hackett v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- Love Ex Rel. Smith v. McDonoughDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1991
- Cole v. AltonDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1983
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