COTHREN v. EVANS

No. 13794.

172 F.2d 533 (1949)

COTHREN v. EVANS et al.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

February 17, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. P. Houston, of Heber Springs, Ark., and Gerland P. Patten, of Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

M. F. Highsmith and W. D. Murphy, Jr., both of Batesville, Ark., for appellees Miriam Evans, administratrix of Wilfred J. Evans, deceased, and J. N. Mason.

Before SANBORN, WOODROUGH, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

The sole question for decision is whether this case was properly removed to the Federal Court. The appeal is from a judgment entered upon the verdicts of a jury in an action involving claims for personal injuries and an alleged wrongful death.

On June 27, 1947, an automobile owned by Wilfred J. Evans, a citizen of Indiana, and driven by J. N. Mason, a citizen of Illinois, collided with a motor truck belonging to W. M. Hunt, the driver...

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