Legal Opinion
Paul T. McNamara Administrator of the Estate of John Grigel, Deceased v. Ernest P. Dionne
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 15, 1962No. 27088_1PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an action by the administrator of the estate of a deceased child to recover damages for “the pecuniary injuries resulting from such death” to his parents. The action was brought pursuant to the Vermont Wrongful Death Act, Title 14 § 1492, Vermont Statutes Annotated. It was tried to a jury, whose verdict awarded plaintiff $15,000. Federal jurisdiction rests on diversity, plaintiff being a citizen of New Hampshire and defendant a citizen of Vermont.
The accident happened about 2:30 P.M. on May 25, 1960, in the Town of Hartford, Vermont. No eyewitness testified. The…
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