Legal Opinion
Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1975No. 74-1800PublishedCited by 217 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Doris R. Edwards, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, George R. Edwards, commenced this diversity civil action in United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Plaintiff sought over $3.6 million in damages under Mississippi’s wrongful death statute, Code of 1942 § 1453 (now 1972 Miss. Code Ann. § 11 — 7 — 13) against Sears, Roebuck and Company (Sears), La Manufacture Francaise Des Pneumatiques Michelin, a French corporation (Michelin), and Chrysler Corporation for the wrongful death of George R. Edwards. After an…
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