Legal Opinion
Carl Gerome Hampton, by His Next Friend, Carl Jerry Hampton, and Carl Jerry Hampton v. Federal Express Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1990No. 89-2369PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RE, Chief Judge.
In this diversity action, plaintiffs-appellants, Carl Jerry Hampton, individually and on behalf of his deceased son, Carl Gerome Hampton (collectively, Hampton), Missouri residents, sued defendant-appellee, Federal Express Corporation, a Delaware corporation, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, seeking a total of $3,081,000, for personal injury, wrongful death, and loss of services.
Hampton alleged that Federal Express, a common carrier, negligently failed to deliver blood samples of Carl Gerome Hampton, a cancer patient in need of a bone…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Lochner v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Johnson v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Nippon Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. v. Skyway Freight Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc. v. F.W. Myers & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Nippon Fire & Marine Insurance v. Skyway Freight Systems, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1999
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