Mary Evelyn Roberts, Administratrix Ad Prosequendum of Everett Melvin Roberts v. Union Carbide Corporation, a Corporation

OPINION OF THE COURT

This is an appeal by the plaintiff in a wrongful death action brought under New Jersey Statutes, 2A:31-1, N.J.S.A. It is the responsibility of the federal courts solely because of the diversity of citizenship of the parties. The essential facts are that the plaintiff’s decedent inhaled dangerous fumes while in the employ of All American Engineering Company. During his lifetime the decedent obtained a judgment of $210,000 against Union Carbide as damages for this mishap, and this judgment was satisfied after an unsuccessful appeal. Some five years later the decedent died,…