Legal Opinion
Maldonado v. National Acme Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1996No. 94-1494PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILER, Circuit Judge.
Victor Maldonado, plaintiff, appeals the decision of the district court granting summary judgment to National Acme Company (“Acme”), defendant.1 The district court held that Maldonado could not recover for negligent infliction of emotional distress because he merely witnessed the death of a non-relative third party. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the decision of the district court.
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Maldonado was an inspector of parts produced by a spindle machine manufactured by Acme. On September 6, 1990, he and a coworker, Gordon Hurley, were working near the spindle machine.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Daley v. LaCroixMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
- Donna Tiemeyer v. Community Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- TOMS v. McCONNELMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Benito T. PEREZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Perodeau v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Benito T. Perez, Jr. v. Aetna Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Covington v. HowardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- Selph v. Gottlieb's Financial Services, Inc.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1999
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