Legal Opinion
Hood v. Dealers Transport Co.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided April 19, 1979No. DC 78-147-S-OPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ORMA R. SMITH, District Judge.
The plaintiffs seek damages in this action for the alleged wrongful death of Alan Hood (hereafter sometimes referred to as “Alan”) who, at the time of his death, on or about August 4, 1976, was a minor child, 7 years of age.
Kenneth B. Hood (hereafter “Hood”) and Betty Hood (hereafter “Mrs. Hood”), parents of Alan Hood, sue on behalf of all persons entitled to damages as Alan Hood’s next of kin pursuant to the Mississippi wrongful death statute, Miss.Code Ann. § 11-7-13 (Cum.Supp.1978).
Plaintiffs allege that the death of Alan proximately…
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