Legal Opinion
Ernest W. Shahid and Margaret P. Shahid, Individually and D/B/A Shoreline Hotel and Cottage Colony v. Gulf Power Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1961No. 18177PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a summary judgment in favor of Gulf Power Company, defendant below, and against Ernest W. and Margaret P. Shahid, plaintiffs below. The plaintiffs sought $500,000 damages from the defendant for its alleged negligence in the destruction by fire of the plaintiffs’ Shoreline Hotel on April 16, 1956. The questions presented are whether there was any genuine issue as to any material fact as to the defendant’s alleged negligence, and whether the defendant was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Rule 56(c), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Dyer v. MacDougallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Sentilles v. Inter-Caribbean Shipping Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Ramsouer v. Midland Valley R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Subin v. GoldsmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Palmer v. ChamberlinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Rust Communications Group, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1990
- United States v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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