Miller v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.

HARRY E. WATKINS, District Judge.

This is an action wherein negligence is alleged against two defendants. By agreement of the parties, the question of whether Bethlehem Steel Company is the agent of defendant Bethlehem Steel Corporation has been submitted to the court in lieu of a jury. The parties have agreed that this question be submitted for decision on the deposition of B. D. Broeker, a director and Secretary of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and Secretary of Bethlehem Steel Company, and have further agreed that if such agency does not exist, there would be no diversity of citizenship, and…