Legal Opinion
Chance v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 16, 1972No. 70 Civ. 1107PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
We are presented with a relatively novel question of procedure and conflict of laws: is a jury required to decide issues of fact upon which choice of law depends when that choice may determine decisions on motions to sever and to transfer? Our conclusion is that a jury is not needed.
This case arises out of injuries allegedly sustained by thirteen children in twelve unrelated blasting cap accidents, the injuries having occurred in the ten states where the children reside. Defendants are six manufacturers who comprise substantially the entire United…
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- Kwong Hai Chew v. ColdingSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Turner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
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- Chance v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Company, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1974
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