Janesville seeks damages in wrongful death suit

by STEVE BENTON ( Contact ) Wednesday, July 23, 2008

JANESVILLE — A Janesville man is seeking damages from the U.S. Postal Service claiming a Janesville letter carrier failed to yield to a pedestrian while driving a mail truck.

Lyndahl Slayton claims his wife, 77 year old Genevieve, walked to a letter carrier's truck to hand him a letter and the carrier pulled into traffic striking her. Genevieve fell, striking her head, and died.

While Slayton isn't asking for a specific amount of money in his suit, he filed a one-million dollar claim against the U-S Postal Service last fall.

displacedworker
Jul 23, 2008 at 11:15 a.m.
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I believe that title needs to be edited..

I dont believe it is Janesville that is filing the lawsuit?

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