Legal Opinion

Grant v. Bill Walker Pontiac-GMC, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided September 30, 1975No. Nos. 74-2335, 74-2336PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

These are appeals from a summary judgment dismissing from a wrongful death action Bill Walker Pontiac-GMC, Inc., and his insurer the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. The trial judge held that neither Walker nor his liability insurer were vicariously liable by reason of any relationship of Walker to either the driver or to the truck which was involved in the fatal accident. We affirm.

C. E. K. Hogan was the proprietor of Deep Woods Camp for Boys, Incorporated, which he operated in Brevard, North Carolina. Deep Woods was a North Carolina corporation and Hogan was a citizen…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Foster v. LeggettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
  4. American Savings Life Insurance v. RiplingerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  5. Sam Horne Motor and Implement Company v. GreggCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Wallace Hardware Company, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Bill Abrams, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  2. Phelps v. Louisville Water Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Harris Corp. v. Comair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  4. Nora Johnson, Administratrix of the Estate of Melvin Mattingly, Deceased v. S.O.S. Transport, Inc., Central Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  5. Reis v. Campbell County Board of EducationKentucky Supreme Court · 1996

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