Legal Opinion
Shell v. Parrish
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1971No. 20952PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
In an action for damages for the wrongful death of their 9-year-old son, Louis Pat Shell, the plaintiffs recovered a judgment against the defendants in the District Court, which judgment was entered upon a jury verdict in the amount of $200,000. Subsequently the defendant Parrish settled the judgment against him for $25,000, thereby reducing the judgment to $175,000. Cordova Sand and Gravel Company (Cordova) has appealed therefrom.
The accident occurred in Tennessee, and the law of that state governs as to the substantive issues in the case.
*530Cordova was the owner of a tract…
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