Pallen v. Allied Van Lines, Inc.

LEVET, District Judge.

Defendant Allied Van Lines, Inc. (Allied) moves to amend its answer to assert the defense of collateral estoppel. This action is brought by the plaintiff to recover in her representative capacity, as guardian ad litem, for the personal injuries to her minor daughter, Andrea Brady Pallen, and in her individual capacity for her own medical expenses and loss of earnings due to her daughter’s injuries. The action arises out of an automobile collision in the State of Florida on July 30, 1957, in which the minor plaintiff, Andrea Pallen, was a passenger in an automobile owned…