DORSEY v. HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

No. 79-3845.

673 F.2d 911 (1982)

Glen K. DORSEY, Jr., and Barbara J. Dorsey, his wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD., et al., Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD., Defendant-Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

April 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frates, Floyd, Pearson, Stewart, Richman & Greer, Gary D. Fox, Larry S. Stewart, Miami, Fla., for Glen and Barbara Dorsey.

Anthony M. Lanzone & Associates, Anthony M. Lanzone, Robert A. Calinoff, New York City, for Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and American Honda Motor Co.

DeWolf, Ward, Morris, Wohlust, Jontz & O'Donnell, John L. O'Donnell, Jr., Thomas B. DeWolf, Orlando, Fla., for Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, John Edwin Fisher, Orlando, Fla., for Continental Cas. Co.

Joe N. Unger, Miami, Fla., for Honda Motor Co., Ltd., American Honda Motor & Mission Ins.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, MORGAN and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


BY THE COURT:

The motion of the Dorseys that we qualify our mandate to provide for interest from the date of the original judgment, 5 Cir., 655 F.2d 650, with respect to both compensatory and punitive damages is GRANTED.

The liability of Continental to Honda for the punitive damages award is an issue for the district court on remand. If Continental is held liable to Honda, the district court should also decide whether Continental...

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