Legal Opinion
Hardy Lee Jamison, Jr., Father and Next of Kin of Hardy Lee Jamison, Iii, Deceased v. Memphis Transit Management Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1967No. 17289_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity case originating in Tennessee brought for the wrongful death of a five year old child. The complaint was filed under the Tennessee wrongful death statute, T.C.A. §§ 20-607 and 20-608, by the father, a resident of California, on his own behalf and as next of kin of the deceased, against a Tennessee corporation. The mother, who is a resident of Memphis, Tennessee, was not joined as a party to the action.
The father moved from Tennessee to California, where he obtained a divorce in 1964. The divorce decree was silent as to the custody of the deceased…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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