Legal Opinion
Atlantic Greyhound Corp. v. Eddins
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1949No. 5951PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, District Judge.
This action, which was removed from a .state court on the ground of diversity of citizenship, was instituted by Bethel M. Eddins, widow and administratrix of William Amos Eddins, against Atlantic Greyhound Corporation, to recover damages, actual and punitive, for the wrongful death of her husband under the South Carolina Death by Wrongful Act statute, 1 S.C. Code, Sec. 411 et seq. Upon the trial by the court with a jury, the court struck out plaintiff’s claim for punitive damages, and submitted the case to the jury, which rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Judson v. FieldingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
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3Cited by9 opinions
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