GASTON v. PITTMAN

No. 26396.

405 F.2d 869 (1969)

Angela Dorothy GASTON, Appellant, v. John PITTMAN, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 17, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. H. F. Wiltshire of Harrell, Caro, Middlebrooks & Wiltshire, Pensacola, Fla., for appellant.

W. Spencer Mitchem, Beggs, Lane, Daniel, Gaines & Davis, Pensacola, Fla., for appellee.

Before THORNBERRY and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges, and DAWKINS, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

The sole issue presented in this diversity case is whether under Florida law a divorced woman can maintain an action against her former husband for a tort committed by him prior to their marriage. We have concluded that this issue is one which should be certified to the Supreme Court of Florida under Florida's certification procedure.

CERTIFICATE FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA, PURSUANT...

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