SCHMIZ v. ILLINOIS CENT. GULF R. CO.

No. 58517.

546 So.2d 693 (1989)

Charles SCHMIZ v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY and G.W. Powell.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied August 9, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Liston, Alan D. Lancaster, Liston & Lancaster, Winona, John Hunter, Pascagoula, for appellant.

F. Hall Bailey, Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway, Leray McNamara, Forman, Perry, Watkins & Krutz, Jackson, for appellees.

Before DAN M. LEE, SULLIVAN and PITTMAN, JJ.


DAN M. LEE, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Charles Schmiz (hereinafter Schmiz), on behalf of his deceased son, Robert Schmiz, brought a wrongful death action against the defendants, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company (hereinafter "ICG") and G.W. Powell pursuant to the Mississippi Wrongful Death Act (M.C.A. § 11-7-13). In this suit Schmiz sought damages for the death of his son which occurred on March 31, 1981, when the pickup which he was driving was struck...

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