PETERSEN v. KLOS

No. 30304 Summary Calendar.

433 F.2d 911 (1970)

Donald A. PETERSEN, Administrator of the Estate of Sgt. Russell Lynn Petersen, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sgt. Robert M. KLOS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 30, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. S. Johnston, III, Biloxi, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Jerome B. Steen, Jackson, Miss., Sherman Muths, Jr., Gulfport, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, COLEMAN and DYER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

When this case was initially before this court Klos appealed from a judgment of liability, and Petersen cross appealed from a finding of contributory negligence and the consequent reduction by one-half in the award of damages. We affirmed the judgment against Klos and reversed the finding of contributory negligence.1 We remanded the case with directions "to enter judgment for the plaintiff...

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