Legal Opinion

Richards v. Dravo Corp.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 29, 1977No. 828PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*50JACOBS, Judge:

Appellee Norman Richards brought a personal injury action against appellant Dravo Corporation, for damages sustained as a result of an injury appellee claimed to have received during the course of his employment on appellant’s dredge Number Sixteen on the Ohio River. Following a jury trial, two verdicts were entered; one for $60,000.00 in favor of plain tiff-appellee, and one for $10,763.29 in favor of appellant, representing a counterclaim for payments already made to appellee at time of trial.

Several allegations of error are made on appeal, focusing primarily on the charge to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Pacific Steamship Co. v. PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. Doucette v. VincentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
  5. Francis v. Heater v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  4. Mitchell v. Gravely International, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Dias v. VanekHawaii Supreme Court · 1984

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