Legal Opinion

Cochran v. M & M TRANSP. CO.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 22, 1940No. 3552PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAGRUDER, Circuit Judge.

This motion to dismiss, involving a consideration and interpretation of our mandate on a previous appeal (M & M Transportation Co. v. Cochran, Cir., 100 F.2d 207), presents a peculiar situation.

On the night of November 16, 1936, a motortruck of the Providence Teaming Company, operated by its servant Cochran, became stalled on a Massachusetts highway. Shortly thereafter a motortruck driven by a servant of the M & M Transportation Company crashed into it from the rear. The resulting fire consumed both vehicles. Cochran received severe personal injuries. Cochran and the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Messenger v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. United States & Interstate Commerce Commission v. American Railway Express Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. Lindheimer v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
  4. Johnson v. Cadillac Motor Car Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1919
  5. Rogers v. Penobscot Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. United States v. Richard Harmon BellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. Brunswick Corporation and Sherwood Medical Industries, Inc. v. David S. Sheridan and National Catheter CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  3. White v. HigginsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1940
  4. Robesky v. Qantas Empire Airways Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  5. Jamesbury Corporation v. Worcester Valve Company, Inc. v. E. W. Bliss Company, IntervenerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971

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