OLIVER v. HALLETT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

No. 19591.

421 F.2d 365 (1970)

Mrs. Edith OLIVER, Administratrix of the Estate of Lucheon Oliver, Deceased, and Arkansas State Highway Commission, Appellees, v. HALLETT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

January 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isaac A. Scott, Jr., of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant; Alston Jennings, Little Rock, Ark., on brief.

Harold Sharpe, Forrest City, Ark., for appellee Mrs. Edith Oliver on brief.

Before VOGEL, BLACKMUN and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

Mrs. Edith Oliver, plaintiff-appellee, brought this action as administratrix of the estate of Lucheon Oliver, deceased, in which she sought damages by reason of the wrongful death of her husband against Hallett Construction Company, a corporation, defendant-appellant. The case was tried to a jury, which returned verdicts as follows: Mrs. Edith Oliver, administratrix of the estate of Lucheon Oliver, $3,000; Mrs. Edith Oliver individually, $5,000...

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