HARRIS v. PETTIBONE CORP.

No. CIV-1-78-247.

488 F.Supp. 1129 (1980)

Agnes M. HARRIS, Widow and Next of Kin of Robert B. Harris, Deceased, Plaintiff, and Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Intervening Plaintiff, v. PETTIBONE CORPORATION, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, and United States of America, Defendant and Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Tennessee, S. D.

March 31, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Harber, Robert E. Pryor and Sidney W. Gilreath, Knoxville, Tenn., for Agnes M. Harris.

David L. Franklin, Luther, Anderson, Cleary, Luhowiak & Cooper, Chattanooga, Tenn., for Aetna Cas. & Surety Co., Intervenor.

Thomas O. Helton, Stophel, Caldwell & Heggie, Chattanooga, Tenn., for Pettibone Corp.

John C. Cook, Asst. U. S. Atty., John H. Cary, U. S. Atty., Chattanooga, Tenn., for the U. S.


MEMORANDUM

FRANK W. WILSON, Chief Judge.

This is an action for the alleged wrongful death of Robert B. Harris, who was killed in an industrial crane accident. Jurisdiction is invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 and 28 U.S.C. § 1336. This suit was brought by the decedent's spouse, Agnes M. Harris, against the crane manufacturer, Pettibone Corporation. Pettibone impleaded the United States of America, the owner of the crane. The plaintiff then asserted...

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