Legal Opinion
United States v. Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1978No. 76-1668PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
This is a wrongful death action in which the defendant, Sears, Roebuck and Company (Sears), appeals a $901,510 final judgment for the plaintiff, Joan Westerman, as personal representative of the Estate of Michael Westerman, deceased. As grounds for this appeal Sears asks us to decide:
I. Whether Florida would apply its Wrongful Death Act, Fla.Stat. 768.16 et seq., in a products liability case where the product was sold in Florida to a Florida citizen but the fatal injuries occurred in Texas.
II. Whether on the present record the trial court correctly charged the jury on a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- West v. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1976
- McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by171 opinions
- United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- United States v. George WuagneuxCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- State v. HouserWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- United States v. Ronald Glen ShawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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