Legal Opinion
Hassenplug v. Victor Lynn Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 6, 1947No. Civ. 5821PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGRANERY, District Judge.
The question presented here is whether or not the doctrine of the rule of res judicata applies. The plaintiff brought an action against the defendant for damages resulting from a collision between the car she was driving and a truck owned by the defendant, the accident occurring in the state of Maryland. One of the passengers riding in plaintiff’s car died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.
The deceased man’s representatives brought an action joining as defendants both the plaintiff and defendant in this case, and the jury found a joint verdict in .…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Heiser v. WoodruffSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- National Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Aerojet-General Corp. v. AskewCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. WebberCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Barbara E. Kimmel, Administratrix of the Estate of Frank C. Kimmel, Deceased v. Yankee Lines, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- Kimmel v. Yankee Lines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1954
- Aerojet-General Corporation v. AskewCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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