MANNING v. JONES

No. 17807.

349 F.2d 992 (1965)

Earl MANNING, Appellant, v. Margaret L. JONES, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

August 19, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Richard Roberts, of Dearing, Richeson, Weier & Roberts, Hillsboro, Mo., made argument for appellant and filed brief.

Don B. Sommers, of Gray & Sommers, St. Louis, Mo., made argument for appellee and filed brief.

Before VOGEL, RIDGE and MEHAFFY, Circuit Judges.


MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee brought this action for loss of consortium resulting from injuries to her husband allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant-appellant in rear-ending her husband's automobile while he was stopped in obedience to a highway stop sign.

Jurisdiction is grounded on diversity of citizenship and the substantive law of Missouri controls. Erie R. R. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct...

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