Legal Opinion
Cummings v. Cowan
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided March 5, 1975No. DC 74-129-KPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KEADY, Chief Judge.
This diversity-based action seeking damages for wrongful death was brought by Mack Boyd Cummings, husband of the decedent, Mary Cummings, and a citizen of Tennessee, on behalf of himself and all of the decedent’s statutory heirs. The defendants are Major Cowan, Sr. and Major Cowan, Jr., who are Mississippi citizens. Additionally, Tennessee Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Company (the insurer), as carrier of uninsured motorist coverage, has been noticed of the pendency of this action pursuant to the provisions of Tenn.Code Ann. § 56-1148, et seq. The record…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Mitchell v. CraftMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
- Hartmann v. Time, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Leonard J. Rose v. Town of HarwichCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Lawrence Schreiber v. Allis-Chalmers CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
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