McFARLAND v. T.E. MERCER TRUCKING CO.

No. 85-2470. Summary Calendar.

781 F.2d 1146 (1986)

Patricia Anne McFARLAND, Individually and as Administratrix and Natural Tutrix of the Persons and Estates of Raymond Carl Pyatt, Gregory Patrick Pyatt, and Steven Christipher Pyatt, Minors, the Natural Children of Samuel Andrew Pyatt, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, Travelers Insurance Co., Intervenor-Appellee, v. T.E. MERCER TRUCKING CO., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox, Newton J. Jones, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Nichols & Parker, Tommy Allison, Longview, Tex., for McFarland, et al.

Mike A. Hatchell, Tyler, Tex., for intervenor-appellee Travelers Ins. Co.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Patricia Anne McFarland, wife of the decedent, brought this action against T.E. Mercer Trucking Company for negligently causing the death of the decedent. Travelers Insurance Company, the Workers' Compensation carrier for the decedent's employer, was granted leave to intervene in the action. The case was tried in the district court without a jury. The district court entered judgment for the plaintiffs in the amount of $1,065,211...

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