Sinclair Refining Company v. George L. Howell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
A father suing under the Alabama statute 1 for the wrongful death of his nineteen year old son, secured a verdict and judgment for damages in the amount of $30,000 from which this appeal is prosecuted. Three questions are presented for decision. The first and most important is whether, within the issues tried, the deceased was subject to the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Alabama, and whether, for that reason, the district court erred in denying the defendant’s motions for a directed verdict and for judgment non obstante veredicto. The other two questions are whether the…
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