United States v. Edwards

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1978-08-01

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FAY, Circuit Judge: This is a wrongful death action in which the defendant, Sears, Roebuck and Company (Sears), appeals a $901,510 final judgment for the plaintiff, Joan Westerman, as personal representative of the Estate of Michael Westerman, deceased. As grounds for this appeal Sears asks us to decide: I. Whether Florida would apply its Wrongful Death Act, Fla.Stat. 768.16 et seq., in a products liabili…

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