Legal Opinion
Bullins v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 22, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-84PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
In this diversity case plaintiff won a judgment against defendant in the amount of $201,792.40 under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death and Survival statutes. Pennsylvania law governs the substantive rights of the parties. Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188 (1938).
Plaintiff now moves to amend the judgment to add prejudgment interest as provided by Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 238. 1 Rule 238 provides:(a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), in an action seeking monetary relief for . . . death ... the court…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Laudenberger v. Port Auth. of AlleghenySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Jarvis v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Claude R. Fauber, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Bryan D. Fauber, Deceased v. Kem Transportation and Equipment Company, Inc., James E. Pfautz, Hudson Trailer and Truck Rental Company, Gek Rentals, Hughes Printing Company, a Division of Monroe Printing Company, and Pennsylvania Power and Light Company (Third Party Plaintiff) v. The Borough of East Stroudsburg, Third Party Appeal of Hughes Printing Company, a Division of Monroe Printing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Fauber v. KEM Transportation & Equipment Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Craig v. Magee Memorial Rehabilitation CenterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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