Legal Opinion

Martha Collins v. Seaboard Coastline Railroad Company

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 2, 1982No. 82-8007PublishedCited by 36 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

In this truck-train collision case, interlocutory appeal was granted to determine whether the district court, 516 F.Supp. 31, properly struck defendant’s defense as to liability under the so-called offensive collateral estoppel doctrine. Plaintiff sued for loss of consortium by reason of injuries to her husband. The husband had previously obtained a personal injury judgment against the railroad. That judgment has been affirmed by this court, Collins v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, 675 F.2d 1185 (11th Cir., 1982). . On proper motion, the district court held that the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Nora Faye Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. Blakewood v. Yellow Cab CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  5. RUSS TRANSPORT, INC. v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Jones v. Otis Elevator Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  2. Manor Healthcare Corp. v. LomeloCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
  3. Jack Faucett Associates, Inc. v. American Telephone and Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  4. United States v. Jamie Barrera Lopez, Eugenio Ozuna Ramirez, Jr., Eliseo De La Garza, and Robert San-Martin DelgadoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. $121,100.00 in United States Currency, Katie Foster, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993

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