DISMUKE v. ARKANSAS-BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.

No. 16030.

346 F.2d 145 (1965)

Mary Agnes DISMUKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARKANSAS-BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

May 25, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Black, Memphis, Tenn., (Charles C. Burch, Memphis, Tenn., on the brief), for appellant.

Robert M. Burton, Memphis Tenn., (Leo Bearman, Memphis, Tenn., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MILLER and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges, and MACHROWICZ, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal is taken from a judgment for defendant entered by a United States District Judge. Jurisdiction is founded on diversity of citizenship.

Plaintiff-appellant is the widow of an employee of defendant (William Dismuke) who was murdered by a fellow employee (Joe Rose). She sought death benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act of Tennessee, T.C.A. §§ 50-901 et seq., alleging that the death of her husband arose out of and in...

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