Cockcroft Ex Rel. Estate of Cockcroft v. Airco Alloys, Inc.

Littlejohn, Justice:

This action was brought by plaintiffs, Thronie Cockcroft, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Warren P. Cockcroft, Jr., and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company (which paid a workmen’s compensation claim because of the husband’s death) against the defendant Airco Alloys, Inc. It is a -third-party action growing out of conduct of the defendant alleged to have wrongfully caused the death of Warren P. Cockcroft, Jr. The trial judge granted a motion by the defendant to dismiss the action for want of subject matter jurisdiction. The…