ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO. v. SIGLER

Nos. 8638, 8639.

122 F.2d 279 (1941)

ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO. v. SIGLER. SAME v. BERRYHILL.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

August 15, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Creson, of Memphis, Tenn. (Evans, Evans & Creson, Clinton H. McKay, Lucius E. Burch, Jr., and Greenfield Polk, all of Memphis, Tenn., of counsel), for appellant.

W. P. Armstrong, of Memphis, Tenn. (Kenneth Larkey, Charles G. Morgan, John W. Gibson, and Armstrong, McCadden, Allen, Braden & Goodman, all of Memphis, Tenn., of counsel), for appellees.

Before HICKS, ALLEN, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


HICKS, Circuit Judge.

These actions for damages for wrongful death brought against the Illinois Central Railroad Company, appellant (herein called the Railroad Company), were consolidated for trial. In the Sigler case, the suit was by deceased's widow for the benefit of herself and minor children, and resulted in a verdict of $10,000; and in the Berryhill case the suit was by deceased's administratrix for the benefit of his mother as next of kin and resulted in a...

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