MADISON v. DESERET LIVESTOCK CO.

No. 76-1797.

574 F.2d 1027 (1978)

Gray F. MADISON, Sr., and Elizabeth B. Madison, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DESERET LIVESTOCK COMPANY, a Utah Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided April 14, 1978.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Cunningham, Phoenix, Ariz. (Cunningham, Goodson & Tiffany, Ltd., Phoenix, Ariz., and Rawlings, Roberts & Black, Salt Lake City, Utah, on brief), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Raymond M. Berry, Salt Lake City, Utah (Harold G. Christensen, Scott Daniels of Worsely, Snow & Christensen, Salt Lake City, Utah, on brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before SETH, Chief Judge, HOLLOWAY and BARRETT, Circuit Judges.


HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity action for personal injuries to plaintiff Gray F. Madison resulting from severe electrical burns when he came in contact with a fallen power line during a hunting trip on a ranch owned by defendant Deseret Livestock Company (Deseret). Mrs. Madison joins as a plaintiff, seeking damages for loss of the care, consideration and society of her husband, and for her emotional distress caused by viewing the suffering and injuries...

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