HARE v. FIRMIN

No. 26592.

410 F.2d 231 (1969)

Fleeta M. HARE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Huey P. FIRMIN and Morrison Merchandising Corporation of Louisiana, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 21, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Johnston, John D. Richardson, Mobile, Ala., for defendants-appellants.

Fred W. Killion, Jr., Richard W. Vollmer, Jr., Geary A. Gaston, Mobile, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges, and SKELTON, Judge of the Court of Claims.


COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

This is a diversity action for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. There was a jury verdict for the appellee in the sum of $40,000. We affirm.

The encounter occurred at a rural intersection in Baldwin County, Alabama, between a truck-trailer driven and owned by appellants and an automobile driven by appellee. Suit was first instituted in the state court and subsequently removed to the United States District Court...

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