Legal Opinion
Smith v. Bevins
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 14, 1944No. 2248PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
In this case a North Carolina administrator is suing in Maryland on the wrongful death statute of Virginia for the death of his decedent occurring in an automobile collision in Virginia. The jurisdiction of this court is based on diverse citizenship only. The decedent was domiciled in North Carolina where the administrator was appointed, and the latter is a citizen of the State of North Carolina, while the defendants are citizens of Maryland.
Among the defenses in the answer to the complaint is the alleged incapacity of the North Carolina administrator to maintain this…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Stewart v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Maryland v. CoardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
- Nelson v. Chesapeake & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1892
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Holt v. MiddlebrookCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
- Kaufmann v. Service Trucking Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1956
- Smith v. Potomac Edison CompanyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1958
- Maryland Ex Rel. Thompson v. EIS Automotive Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1956
- La May v. MaddoxDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1946
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