Legal Opinion
Grady Michael Higginbotham, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Ford Motor Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross John Henry Lee and Veronica P. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 14, 1976No. 74-3716PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
In this Georgia diversity case, confined as we are to the narrow tracks of Erie,1 we must decide how the Georgia courts would treat a potpourri of issues arising out of a collision between two automobiles. Plaintiff Grady Michael Higginbotham sued Ford Motor Company and the Lees (Veronica P. and her father, John Henry) for the wrongful death of his wife of six months, Diann Bradshaw Higginbotham, and for his own personal injuries.2 At the trial, the jury’s answers to special interrogatories called for awards of $40,000 against Ford for the wrongful death and $10,170…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Center Chemical Co. v. ParziniSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Empire Life Insurance Company of America v. Valdak CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by71 opinions
- Pan-Islamic Trade Corporation v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Charles PAYNE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. McLEMORE’S WHOLESALE & RETAIL STORES, a Louisiana Corporation, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- James B. Stanley v. Central Intelligence Agency United States Department of Defense U.S. ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- The Estate of Mary Frances Smith Bright, Deceased, by H. R. Bright, Independent v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Nissho-Iwai Co., Ltd. v. Occidental Crude Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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