Legal Opinion
Gillen v. Phoenix Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1952No. 13781_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal questions again the propriety of a judge of a Federal Court in Louisiana, in his instructions to the jury trying an action for the recovery of damages for pain, suffering and personal injury, directing the jury to consider, as a guide for its finding, the quantum of damages which may have been awarded by the State Courts in what the Federal Court determines to be somewhat similar cases which have been tried and determined by the judges of the State Courts of Louisiana. In Dowell, Inc., v. Jowers, 5 Cir., 166 F.2d 214, 2 A.L.R.2d 442; Dowell, Inc., v. Jowers,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Dowell, Inc. v. JowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Dowell, Inc. v. JowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Wright v. Paramount-Richards Theatres, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Phoenix Indemnity Co. And Joseph Jurisich Marine Service, Inc. v. Marcus L. GivensCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Greyhound Corp. v. DeweyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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