Legal Opinion
Sam B. Baker v. Wm. L. Pinkston, Jr., Wm. L. Pinkston, Sr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 6, 1963No. 13898_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Chief Judge.
This diversity action was brought by plaintiff Sam B. Baker (appellant) to recover damages arising out of personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant William B. Pinkston, Jr. in driving his father’s automobile. Defendant William B. Pinkston, Sr., father of his eodefendant, was joined as a party by reason of his having endorsed his son’s driver’s license application, thereby agreeing to be bound by any liability of his son in the operation of a motor vehicle. 1
The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict favorable to defendants.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gamble v. LewisIndiana Supreme Court · 1949
- Taylor v. FitzpatrickIndiana Supreme Court · 1956
- Bybee v. BrooksIndiana Court of Appeals · 1952
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Quilling v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2002
- United States v. Roosevelt Scarborough, Jr., United States of America v. Jose DixonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Richard Roberts v. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965