Joseph M. Ernst and William J. Donovan, Jr. v. T. L. James & Company, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Joseph M. Ernst and William J. Donovan, Jr. v. T. L. James & Company, Inc., 286 F.2d 174 (5th Cir. 1961)
1961 U.S. App. LEXIS 5350
Brown, Carswell, Jones, Per Curiam

Joseph M. Ernst and William J. Donovan, Jr. v. T. L. James & Company, Inc.

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The district judge directed a verdict for the defendant, the appellee here, in an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiffs, the appellants here, when their automobile failed to negotiate a highway curve and ran into a bulldozer parked off the highway. The principles stated by this Court in McClendon v. T. L. James & Company, Inc., 5 Cir., 1956, 231 F.2d 802, are controlling here. See also Thompson v. City of Houma, 5 Cir., 1935, 76 F.2d 793. The judgment of the district court is

Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Joseph M. ERNST and William J. Donovan, Jr., Appellants, v. T. L. JAMES & COMPANY, Inc., Appellee
Status
Published