EPLING v. M. T. EPLING COMPANY

No. 20324.

435 F.2d 732 (1970)

Freda EPLING, Administratrix of the Estate of Miles Stanley Epling, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M. T. EPLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied March 8, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry A. Sherman, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff-appellant; Barkan & Barkan, Columbus, Ohio, S. Eldridge Sampliner, Cleveland, Ohio, on brief.

John D. Kelleher, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellee; Lucian Y. Ray, McCreary, Ray & Robinson, Cleveland, Ohio, on brief.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, PECK, Circuit Judge, and MURRAH, Senior Circuit Judge.


Certiorari Denied March 8, 1971. See 91 S.Ct. 990.

JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.

This action seeking damages for wrongful death under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, was brought by the widow and administratrix (hereinafter the "plaintiff") of a seaman who perished while employed by the defendant-appellee (hereinafter the "defendant"). This appeal was perfected from the order of the District Court granting the defendant's motion for a directed verdict....

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