Legal Opinion
United States v. Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1976No. 75--1303PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Chief Judge.
The United States appeals from a dismissal of its attempted direct action proceeding against Farm Bureau Insurance Company to recover $2,915.15 for medical treatment afforded army serviceman Thomas A. Pressnell who was injured as a result of the alleged negligence of serviceman Robert A. Westlin. Farm Bureau Insurance Company is Westlin’s personal liability insurer. Pressnell was injured on September 17, 1971, when he was a passenger in Westlin’s car as Westlin, attempting to pass another car on a Missouri highway, collided with an oncoming car. Subject matter jurisdiction…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. James F. Merrigan and James F. Merrigan, Jr., and Third-Party v. Thomas J. McKinney Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Tom York, D/B/A York's Mobil Service, and John HareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- Roy Maddux v. John William Cox, James Darrell Melton, and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Government Employees Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Joseph M. Haynes and Allstate Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Allen v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1987
- Mosey v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1998
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