RICKETT v. JONES

No. 73-2705.

495 F.2d 185 (1974)

William F. RICKETT, III, a minor who sues by his next friend and father, William F. Rickett, II, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Howard JONES, d/b/a Jones Bros. Roofing Co., et al., Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ROOFING, SHEET METAL, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF ALABAMA SELF-INSURER'S FUND, Third Party Defendant. James T. WILSON, a minor who sues by his next friend and mother, Kathy Jo Toney, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Howard JONES, d/b/a Jones Bros. Roofing Co., et al., Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ROOFING, SHEET METAL, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF ALABAMA SELF-INSURER'S FUND, Third Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 6, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert W. Copeland, Richard H. Gill, Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry C. Chappell, Jr., Montgomery, Ala., for third-party plaintiff.

Harry Cole, Montgomery, Ala., for third-party defendant.

Before GODBOLD, SIMPSON and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


SIMPSON, Circuit Judge :

The appellants, Rickett and Wilson, Georgia residents, sued Howard Jones, d/b/a Jones Brothers Roofing Co. on diversity grounds in the Alabama federal court below. The suits were for damages for job-related personal injuries sustained in Georgia while the plaintiffs, both then under 16 years of age, were employed at a federal enclave job site where Jones was performing a contract with the United States Army. The cases were handled jointly...

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