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SHELL v. PARRISH

No. 20952.

448 F.2d 528 (1971)

Louis E. SHELL and Catherine Shell, Parents and Next of Kin of Louis Pat Shell, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Charles PARRISH, Individually and dba Parrish Construction Co., Defendant, Cordova Sand and Gravel Company, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

September 24, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo Bearman, Jr., Memphis, Tenn., for defendant-appellant; Leo Bearman, Memphis, Tenn., on brief.

Lucius E. Burch, Jr., Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellees; James T. Allison, Clifton & Mack, Burch, Porter & Johnson, Memphis, Tenn., on brief.

Before WEICK, CELEBREZZE and KENT, Circuit Judges.

WEICK, Circuit Judge.

In an action for damages for the wrongful death of their 9-year-old son, Louis Pat Shell, the plaintiffs recovered a judgment against the defendants in the District Court, which judgment was entered upon a jury verdict in the amount of $200,000. Subsequently the defendant Parrish settled the judgment against him for $25,000, thereby reducing the judgment to $175,000. Cordova Sand and Gravel Company (Cordova) has appealed therefrom.

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