Legal Opinion
Thomas A. Drinan, Etc. v. A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 1956No. 11752PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.
This cause was before us previously on appeal by plaintiff from an order of the District Court granting defendant’s motion to dismiss. 202 F.2d 271. At the risk of repetition, but in the interest of clarity, we deem it necessary to discuss briefly, the material elements of the case pertinent to the issues presented by the present appeal.
The incident out of which this action arose occurred in the state of Michigan. Almost three years later, this suit, predicated on the Michigan Wrongful Death Statute, Pub.Acts 1939, Act No. 297, was filed in the United States District…
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