SHIRLEY v. RUSSELL

No. 94-3280.

69 F.3d 839 (1995)

Margaret SHIRLEY, individually and as copersonal representative of the estate of Loren M. Shirley, deceased, and C. Thomas Wagner, as copersonal representative of the estate of Loren M. Shirley, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Gerald R. RUSSELL and Elmer Buchta Trucking, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Rusk and G. Byron Overton (argued), Rusk & Overton, Washington, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

D. Timothy Born (argued), Lacey, Terrell, Annakin, Heldt & Baugh, Evansville, IN, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before RIPPLE, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellees sued defendants-appellants in diversity for wrongful death and prevailed in a bench trial to the tune of $577,733.83. We are asked in this appeal to determine two issues: (1) whether a spouse's survivor benefits provided by a state pension plan are collateral source payments admissible in evidence under Indiana's collateral source evidence statute, IND.CODE § 34-4-36-2 (1994); and (2) whether eyewitness testimony concerning...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases