Legal Opinion
E.J. Stewart, Inc. v. Aitken Products, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 22, 1985No. Civ. A. 81-3292, 81-4328 and 81-4742PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
VanARTSDALEN, District Judge.
1. BACKGROUND
These consolidated civil actions had their genesis in a fire at E.J. Stewart, Inc.’s (E.J. Stewart) leased premises on January 31, 1980. The fire apparently started in an area near a suspended electric radiant heater in E.J. Stewart’s warehouse. E.J. Stew art, a video production company, brought suit in Civil Action 81-3292 against the manufacturers of the heating unit, Aitken Products, Inc. (Aitken) and the component heating element (or calrod), Electro-Therm, Inc. (Electro-Therm), to recover alleged property damage and business…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Neville Chemical Company v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Whitner v. LojeskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Skidmore v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by31 opinions
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