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WOODDELL v. WASHINGTON STEEL CORPORATION

Civ. A. No. 66-1103.

269 F.Supp. 958 (1967)

Allen Clark WOODDELL, as Administrator of the Estate of Eugene Drost, a/k/a Eugene J. Drost, Deceased, and as Trustee for Marjorie Drost, Widow of Eugene Drost, and as Guardian of Marty Ann Drost, Dependent and minor child of the Deceased, Eugene Drost, Plaintiff, v. WASHINGTON STEEL CORPORATION, Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

June 26, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Kelley, Greensburg, Pa., for plaintiff.

Donald P. Monti, Egler, McGregor & Reinstadtler, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant.

OPINION

DUMBAULD, District Judge.

This is an action seeking damages for wrongful death of an employee of defendant, alleging that defendant was "grossly negligent" in the operation, control, design, alteration and supervision of certain machinery, by which the employee's death resulted. Punitive or exemplary damages only are sought, defendant conceding that "compensatory" damages are barred by the Workmen's Compensation Act. Defendant has moved for summary...

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