Legal Opinion
Marler v. United States
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided January 8, 1952No. Nos. 433-P-Civ., 434-P-CivPublished
1Opinion of the Court
DE VANE, Chief Judge.
These two cases grew out of the same automobile accident and, for this reason, were consolidated for trial. The evidence in the cases shows that on August 11, 1950, at approximately 2:00 P.M., a cargo-type Air Force truck was traveling east on U. S. Highway #98 about one mile east of the Destín bridge in Okaloosa County, Florida. There is conflict in the evidence as to the speed at which the truck was traveling, but that conflict is unimportant in the disposition of these cases.
Traveling behind the Air Force vehicle was a truck owned and operated by plaintiff, Marler, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Arline v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Wesley v. EnglishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934