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HAMILTON v. BEAN

No. 83-5613.

745 F.2d 1034 (1984)

Judy HAMILTON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert BEAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 10, 1984.

Rehearing Denied November 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Lee Pittman, argued, Edmond & Vines, David Laning, Lloyd Gathings, Kathryn H. Sumrall, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Herbert S. Sanger, Jr., Gen. Counsel, James E. Fox, Associate Gen. Counsel, Robert E. Washburn, argued, Thomas F. Fine, Richard B. Campbell, T.V.A., Knoxville, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before KENNEDY, Circuit Judge, PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge, and WOODS, District Judge.

PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Five supervisory employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority were sued for negligence in the accidental death of a co-employee, plaintiffs' decedent, Bobby Ray Hamilton. The plaintiffs, Hamilton's widow and children, are residents of Alabama. The defendants are residents of Tennessee.

Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship. Tennessee law controls. Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64...

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