Legal Opinion
Harris v. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FUEL AND PETROLEUM COMPANY
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 7, 1954No. Civ. 12425PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
This is an action for damages based on negligence. The motion for a more definite statement is directed to a complaint in which the cause of action arose in the Republic and/or Country of Italy.
The measure of damages as well as the right to recover must be governed by the lexi loci delictus or the law in the Province and/or Country of Italy. Liechti v. Roche, 5 Cir., 198 F.2d 174; Jansson v. Swedish American Line, 1 Cir., 185 F.2d 212, 30 A.L.R.2d 1385.
It is contended the complaint does not allege the cause of action of the plaintiff with sufficient definiteness and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jansson v. Swedish American LineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1950
- Liechti v. RocheCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
3Cited by2 opinions
- Dubitzky v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1973
- Intercontinental Trading Co., Inc. v. M/V ZENIT SUNDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988