Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Company v. Dallas Power & Light Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1974No. 73-1076PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This case presents the issue of whether the District Court properly entered judgment for Dallas Power & Light Company (DP&L) based on jury answers to 13 questions submitted pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 49(a). 1 The jury fixed Ford Motor Company’s (Ford) damage at $473,649.00 for flood damages to approximately 650 Ford, Mercury and Lincoln-Continental used automobiles stored on property located below the DP&L Mountain Creek dam. 2 The jury concluded in answers to questions 4 and 8 that the existence of DP&L’s dam caused the water to rise more rapidly than if there had been…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- Turner v. Big Lake Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1936
- Buchanan v. RoseTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. CurrieTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- Shamrock Fuel & Oil Sales Co. v. TunksTexas Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Huddleston v. Herman & MacLeanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Doddy v. Oxy USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Dana I. Kestenbaum v. Falstaff Brewing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Mary Vizzini, Administratrix of the Estate of Salvatore Vizzini, Deceased v. Ford Motor Company C/o C. T. Corp. SystemCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Cook Consultants, Inc. v. Larson, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1985
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