SHEERIN v. STEELE

No. 12887.

240 F.2d 797 (1957)

Charlotte D. SHEERIN, Administratrix of the Estate of William James Sheerin, deceased, Appellant, v. Samuel E. STEELE et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

January 31, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Markle, Detroit, Mich. (Markle, Markle & Eubank, Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for appellant.

Richard Harvey, Detroit, Mich. (E. Dean Alexander, Alexander, Cholette, Buchanan, Perkins & Conklin, Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for appellee.

Before ALLEN, ALBERT LEE STEPHENS of the Ninth Circuit and MILLER, Circuit Judges.


SHACKELFORD MILLER, Jr., Circuit Judge.

The appellant, as Administratrix of the estate of William James Sheerin, deceased, brought this action in the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan under the Death Act of the state of Michigan to recover damages for the death of the decedent, which she alleged was caused by the joint negligence of the appellee, Samuel E. Steele, and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company. Jurisdiction was based upon diversity...

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