John H. North v. United States Steel Corporation

KNOCH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, John H. North, brought action against the defendant-ap-pellee, his employer, to recover punitive damages for personal injuries attributed by plaintiff to his employer’s wilful and reckless violation of Indiana statutes respecting provision of a safe place for employees to work.

The cause was removed on motion of defendant to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division. The plaintiff contends that the District Judge improperly construed Indiana law in granting defendant’s motion to dismiss, from which this…