Legal Opinion
Luecke v. Mercantile Bank of Jonesboro
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1983No. Nos. 82-2253, 82-2254PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINSON, Senior District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff Luecke and defendant Mercantile Bank of Jonesboro (“Mercantile”) cross-appeal from a decision of the District Court1 in this action involving a wrongful death claim and disposition of the estates of Samuel and Nell Simpson. Issues on appeal are (1) the district court’s use of the abstention doctrine; and (2) the calculation of damages in the wrongful death claim. The Court affirms the use of the abstention doctrine, reverses the calculation of damages, and remands to the district court for a redetermination of the wrongful death…
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- Ann M. Luecke, Individually and as of the Estate of Nell S. Simpson, Deceased v. Mercantile Bank of Jonesboro, of the Estate of Samuel L. Simpson, Deceased, Marion S. Curtner, Mary Laura Beene and R.A. Simpson, Mercantile Bank of Jonesboro, of the Estate of Samuel L. Simpson, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. Ann M. Luecke, of the Estate of Nell S. Simpson, Deceased, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983