Legal Opinion
Walker v. Paradise Taxicabs, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided January 31, 1962No. Civ. No. 297-61PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Acting District Judge.
This amended complaint was brought by A. Philip Walker, as father with patria potestas of Dixie Lee Walker, his daughter, a minor, and also in his own behalf and on behalf of Lee Walker, his wife, against Paradise Taxicabs, Inc., a Puerto Rican corporation, and its liability insurer, Maryland Casualty Company, a Maryland corporation.
In the amended complaint the plaintiff based the jurisdiction of the court upon diversity of citizenship, claiming that he is a citizen of Arizona. The first cause of action refers to a typical taxicab accident, alleged to be due to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Missouri State Life Insurance v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- People of Sioux County v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Brown v. Niagara Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1955
- Hlavaty v. MuffittDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1960
3Cited by3 opinions
- Vicente Acevedo Velez v. Crown Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- White v. All America Cable & Radio, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1986
- Cast-A-Stone Products of South Carolina, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1974