NORTH v. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION

No. 72-1885.

495 F.2d 810 (1974)

John H. NORTH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 18, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Conover, Valparaiso, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

G. Edward McHie, Charles A. Myers, Hammond, Ind., for defendant-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, Chief Judge, KNOCH, Senior Circuit Judge, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.


KNOCH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, John H. North, brought action against the defendant-appellee, his employer, to recover punitive damages for personal injuries attributed by plaintiff to his employer's wilful and reckless violation of Indiana statutes respecting provision of a safe place for employees to work.

The cause was removed on motion of defendant to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division. The...

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