Legal Opinion
Clouatre v. Houston Fire & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1956No. 15738PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Circuit Judge.
The question here presented is whether the Court below erred in sustaining, on the ground of res judicata, appellee’s motion to dismiss the complaint filed March 8, 1955, by appellant on behalf of herself and her minor children. The action was brought against appellee, Houston Fire & Casualty Company, based upon a policy of liability insurance covering damages resulting from the operation of an automobile owned by O. W. Dyer. It was alleged that the husband of plaintiff, father of their children, was killed September 16, 1952, by the negligent operation by Percy L.…
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