Legal Opinion

Goldie Faye Hawkins, as Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Gaylord Hawkins, Deceased v. Gorea Motor Express, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 16, 1966No. 30370_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiff, administratrix of the estate of her husband Robert G. Hawkins, appeals from a jury verdict for defendant Gorea Motor Express, Inc. in the District Court for the Western District of New York and from denial of her motion for a new trial by Chief Judge Burke. Plaintiff’s husband was killed in an accident on the New York State Thruway on July 30, 1963, when the truck in which he was riding (but not driving) struck defendant Gorea’s truck in the rear. Both trucks were proceeding in the same direction at the time of the collision. Plaintiff claimed that Gorea’s driver was negligent in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. LutzNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
  2. Pekelis v. Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
  3. Ando v.WoodberryNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
  4. United States v. New York Foreign Trade Zone Operators, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
  5. McKee v. Jamestown Baking Co., Inc. (Burns, Third Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Smith v. Universal Services., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  2. R. H. Colvin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  3. Bowman v. KaufmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
  4. Dominick Vaccaro v. Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc., and Third-Party American Stevedores, Inc., and Anderson-Linton Lumber Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  5. Koppinger v. Cullen-Schiltz & AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975

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