Alvin H. Frankel, Administrator C. T. A. Of the Estate of George Burgoyne, Deceased v. Walter R. Styer, Trading as Styer Refrigerator Body Co

OPINION OF THE COURT

HASTIE, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity case under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death and Survival Acts. Judgment below was for the defendant on a jury verdict. On this appeal, the administrator of the decedent’s estate contends that alleged trial errors necessitate a new trial.

The decedent, George Burgoyne, died while accidentally locked in the body of his truck which had been remodeled for him by the defendant, a contractor, to provide an insulated environment for refrigerated meats. All relevant events occurred in Pennsylvania.

One of the trial issues was whether the…