Legal Opinion

Hair v. Ference

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 22, 1945No. Appeals, 86 and 87PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

The plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, brought suit to recover damages for his alleged wrongful death. She joined as defendants the co-partners of the Ohio River Motor Coach Company, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, Woodlawn Land Company and Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company. Each of the three last named companies is a corporation domiciled in Pennsylvania.

As disclosed by the statement of claim, the plaintiff’s decedent met his death in the following circumstances. In the late afternoon of December 22, 1942, when a bus of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Schwartz v. JaffeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Ashworth v. HannumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Leoni v. ReinhardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. East Broad Top Transit Co. v. FloodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Zayc v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Frank v. W. S. Losier Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  2. McCarthy v. FerenceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  3. Vendetti v. SchusterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Barbara E. Kimmel, Administratrix of the Estate of Frank C. Kimmel, Deceased v. Yankee Lines, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
  5. Barbara E. Kimmel, Administratrix of the Estate of Frank C. Kimmel, Deceased v. Yankee Lines, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955

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