Legal Opinion
First Commercial Trust Co. v. Colt's Manufacturing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 29, 1996No. 95-2627PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
First Commercial Trust Company (FCT) appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of its negligence complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Because the controlling Arkansas law on this issue is clear, see First Commercial Trust Co. v. Lorcin Eng’g, Inc., 321 Ark. 210, 900 S.W.2d 202 (1995), we affirm the district court’s dismissal.
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For this appeal, we accept FCT’s factual allegations as true. See Dorothy J. v. Little Rock Sch. Dist., 7 F.3d 729, 731 (8th Cir.1993). On October 30,1993, Kelvin Meeks, a crack-cocaine dealer, legally purchased a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Joel Charchenko v. City of StillwaterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Four T's Inc. v. Little RockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Independence County, Arkansas v. Pfizer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
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