Legal Opinion
Mrs. David B. Wallace, Sr., and David B. Wallace, Sr. v. William Dale Ener and T. M. Kellum
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1975No. 75-1630PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Appellants’ son, David Wallace, Jr., was killed on the morning of June 8, 1973, when the motorcycle he was riding collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer which was stopped in the right lane of two east-bound traffic lanes of U. S. Highway 78, about five miles east of Tallapoosa, Georgia. Appellants brought this diversity action under the Georgia Wrongful Death Act, Ga.Code Ann. § 105-1301 et seq., alleging negligence against Ener, the driver of the tractor-trailer, Western Lines, Inc., his employer, and T. M. Kellum, the owner of the vehicle. A jury returned a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Billy Ray Delancey v. Motichek Towing Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Mrs. Harvey Stancill v. McKenzie Tank Lines, Inc., and Carriers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. MichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
- Arnold Bailey v. Kawasaki-Kisen, K. K.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Kelly v. LockeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Joseph Davis Farrar and Dale Lawson Farrar v. Clarence D. CainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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