· 8/27/1956
Southern Pacific Company, a Corporation v. Mary v. Heavingham, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Arthur v. Heavingham, Deceased
Citations
- 236 F.2d 406
- 1956 U.S. App. LEXIS 2787
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- “[I]f the jury were of the view that [the decedent] probably suffocated from the steam, they would have the right to conclude that a man whose breath has been cut off nevertheless would remain conscious for an appreciable period of time”
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Judges: Healy, Pope, Chambers
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