Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. v. Irene Barker, Irene Barker v. Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.

WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.

These three appeals from two judgments entered on verdicts returned by a jury for the plaintiff present several questions of law both substantive and procedural. They arise out of the facts stated below in the light most favorable to the plaintiff.

Irene Barker, the plaintiff and the ap-pellee in Nos. 4992 and 4993, is a citizen of Nebraska and the widow and executrix by appointment of the appropriate courts of both Nebraska and Massachusetts of Rexford L. Barker who, during his lifetime, was also a citizen of Nebraska. The latter, who will be referred to hereinafter as…