Legal Opinion
Fidelity Leasing Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 9, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-1134PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
In this action based on diversity jurisdiction, Fidelity Leasing Corporation (“Fidelity”) has brought suit against Dun & Bradstreet alleging that a business loss it incurred was the result of negligence, gross negligence, recklessness and breach of contract by the defendant. The defendant has moved for summary judgment.
1. Background
Plaintiff is a small Pennsylvania corporation that provides business loans and as a lessor leases business equipment on a lease-purchase basis. Defendant is a large mercantile agency (credit reporting agency) that contracts…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. Greenville Business Men's Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Galligan v. ArovitchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Landtect Corporation v. State Mutual Life Assurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Tayar v. Camelback Ski Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Sunward Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Fialkowski v. Greenwich Home for Children, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Douglas W. Randall, Inc. v. AFA Protective Systems, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Grbac v. Reading Fair Co., Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
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