Legal Opinion
Shafer v. Reo Motors, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 3, 1952No. Civ. A. 8403PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on motion of defendant for summary judgment.
The action is brought in trespass to recover damages to a motor coach manufactured by tbe defendant and sold to the plaintiff by reason of its having been destroyed by fire alleged to have been caused by the gasoline tank breaking away from its supports and dragging on the street, thereby causing the gasoline to be ignited from sparks caused:by friction.
The alleged negligence was the manner in which the tank was attached and the failure of the material used for that purpose to properly support…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Walling v. Fairmont Creamery Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Sarnoff v. CiagliaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Texas Motorcoaches, Inc. v. A. C. F. Motors Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1946
- Hobart Manufacturing Co. v. RodziewiczSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New YorkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1963
- Southwest Forest Industries, Inc. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- U. S. Fibres, Inc. v. Proctor & Schwartz, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1972
- Shafer v. Reo Motors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. Jardel Co., Inc. v. Hirsch, Arkin, Pinehurst, Inc., a Penna. Corp., and Rudolph GuistiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970