Legal Opinion
Korla Anderegg, Individually, and as Next Friend of Eric Scott Hogan v. High Standard, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1987No. 87-1011PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal of a judgment in a tort action presents no issues of tort law, but one each of federal procedure, state procedure, and contract law. Decision of the two procedural issues is dispositive, and we do not reach that of contract.
Facts and Procedural History
The dispute underlying this appeal arose when a small-caliber pistol discharged accidentally, resulting in the paralysis of a child. Trial was hard-fought, the monetary stakes high. Counsel had pursued settlement negotiations as the trial date neared, the plaintiff demanding over five million dollars in settlement and the defendants…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- White v. MurthaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Kennedy v. HydeTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Brian Atwood Wansor v. George Hantscho Co., Inc. v. W. R. Bean & Son, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Edgar Allen Harrell, Cross-Appellee v. Dixon Bay Transportation Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Larry Williams v. City of New Orleans v. Martin Venezia, Limited Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Bamerilease Capital Corp. v. Eugene E. NearburgCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Petroleos Mexicanos v. Crawford Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Penhollow Custom Homes, LLC v. Kim, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2010
- Discovery Operating, Inc. v. Baskin, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993
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