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VASSEY v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF KENTUCKY

No. 9743.

119 F.2d 589 (1941)

VASSEY v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF KENTUCKY et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 6, 1941.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Young H. Fraser, of Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

W. W. Dykes, of Americus, Ga., and Sumter M. Kelley, of Atlanta, Ga., for appellees.

Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Mrs. J. L. Vassey brought suit against Standard Oil Company of Kentucky and the Receivers of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company for damages for the wrongful death of her seventeen year old son, Ralph Vassey, who at the time of his death was earning $50 per month and contributing to his mother's support. Along with other defensive pleadings the Oil Company and the Receivers filed motions to dismiss the suit. The court sustained the motions...

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