COONS v. LAWLOR

No. 86-1088.

804 F.2d 28 (1986)

COONS, Richard C., Appellant, v. LAWLOR, Robert P., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan L. Spielman (Argued), Lynn J. Benswanger, Alan L. Spielman, Ltd., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Benjamin E. Zuckerman (Argued), Sherr, Moses & Zuckerman, P.C., Norristown, Pa., for appellee.

Before BECKER, MANSMANN, Circuit Judges and TEITELBAUM, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Richard Coons, an Indiana citizen, appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Robert Lawlor, a Pennsylvania citizen, in a diversity action for damages arising out of a one-car accident on a New Jersey highway. This appeal requires us to decide whether an owner can be a guest in his or her own automobile under the Indiana guest statute. Coons argues that the District...

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