Legal Opinion
Hahn v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 3, 1980No. 79-2156PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
The appeal in this diversity case tried under Pennsylvania lajv requires us to de*1097cide whether the district court erred by refusing to enter judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of a manufacturer of a defective chain hoist that the jury found to have caused appellee’s injuries. On December 14,1972, appellee Terrance P. Hahn, an employee of Fluor Engineers and Contractors, was severely injured while working as a pipefitter at the Atlantic Richfield Company refinery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when a 600-pound pipe suspended overhead by a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Don Chuy, in No. 77-1412 v. The Philadelphia Eagles Football Club (Sued as "The Philadelphia Eagles"), in No. 77-1411 and the National Football LeagueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Neville Chemical Company v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors v. R.F. Lafferty & Co., Inc. Cogen Sklar, L.L.PCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Jacqueline Watson, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ("Septa"), Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Barnes v. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Clark v. Township of FallsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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