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Gaskins v. Farley

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Sep 17, 1970
431 F.2d 243 (4th Cir. 1970)

Opinion

No. 14332.

September 17, 1970.

E. LeRoy Nettles, Dalton B. Floyd, Jr., Lake City, S.C., and John L. Nettles, Florence, S.C., on brief for appellant.

James C. McLeod, Jr., E.S. Swearingen and Willcox, Hardee, Houck, Palmer O'Farrell, Florence, S.C., on brief for appellees.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and CRAVEN and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges.


In this diversity tort suit, plaintiff's automobile rammed defendants' legally parked automobile while the minor plaintiff was traveling at an excessive rate of speed on a well lighted road on a clear, cloudless November night. The district court granted defendants' motion for a directed verdict on the grounds that plaintiff had made out no actionable negligence on the part of the defendants, and, in any event, the minor plaintiff was contributorily negligent and reckless.

We have carefully reviewed the record, briefs, and appendix, and dispensing with oral argument, find no error.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Gaskins v. Farley

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Sep 17, 1970
431 F.2d 243 (4th Cir. 1970)
Case details for

Gaskins v. Farley

Case Details

Full title:Clinton Joseph GASKINS, Jr., by his Gurdian ad Litem, Clinton Joseph…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Sep 17, 1970

Citations

431 F.2d 243 (4th Cir. 1970)