Legal Opinion
Deposit Guaranty Bank & Trust Company, Administrator of the Estate of Norman Lee Miller, Deceased v. James Robert Burton and David Milton Burton
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1967No. 16957_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
This is a Tennessee diversity case, involving an action for wrongful death brought by the administrator of the estate of the decedent. The jury returned a verdict of $50,000 in compensatory damages against appellants, and further found punitive damages of $50,-000 against another defendant, Robert O. Ash, who has not appealed.
Two principal questions are presented on this appeal: (1) Is there diversity of citizenship between the parties so as to support the jurisdiction of the district court; and, (2) if so, was there sufficient material evidence to warrant the sub…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- KVOS, Inc. v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Mecom v. Fitzsimmons Drilling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- New Orleans v. Gaines's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Norman Purnell, Administrator of the Estate of Armstead Land, A/K/A Armstad Land v. City of Akron v. Damon Campbell Carissa CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Kevin Gross, as Receiver for Hougland Barge Line, Inc., a Dissolved Delaware Corporation v. Frances M. HouglandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- William J. Syms, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Castleton Industries, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Charles H. Bush, Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Royce Bush, Deceased v. Carpenter Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Bearden v. Arkansas Transport Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
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