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DAWSON v. McWILLIAMS

No. 10822.

146 F.2d 38 (1944)

DAWSON et al. v. McWILLIAMS et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 15, 1944.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Sergeant, of Dallas, Tex., for appellants.

Earl Pruet, of Oklahoma City, Okl., Reuel W. Little, of Madill, Okl., and Henry D. Akin, of Dallas, Tex., for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, WALLER, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

LEE, Circuit Judge.

This is an action for damages for the alleged wrongful death of Archie McWilliams due to the negligence of appellants. The suit was brought under the laws of Oklahoma by the decedent's widow, as administratrix of his estate, for the benefit of herself and six minor children. It was tried to a jury and resulted in a verdict for $19,950, which was reduced by the court to $18,000. From a judgment on the verdict thus reduced appellants prosecute this...

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