Legal Opinion
Helen Lidy v. Film Transit, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1986No. 86-4018PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
Terry Pinegar was driving a newspaper truck on a dark, moonless night on an unlighted two-lane highway in the rural Mississippi delta. A vehicle from the opposite direction approached, and both vehicles dimmed their lights. Just before they passed, Pinegar noticed a dark, motionless object immediately ahead in his lane. As he passed over it, Pinegar realized to his horror that it was the body of a man lying on the dark asphalt. In this wrongful death action the district court found no negligence on the part of Pinegar, and we affirm.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Terry v. SmylieMississippi Supreme Court · 1931
- U-Haul Company v. WhiteMississippi Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Amanda Hudson Beck, a Minor, by John H. Chain, Her Next Friend v. Susan Leslie Thompson, of the Estate of James P. Thompson, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Amanda Hudson Beck, a Minor, by John H. Chain, Her Next Friend v. Susan Leslie Thompson, of the Estate of James P. Thompson, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Green v. Milbar HydrotestCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Smith v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992