Legal Opinion
Kendrick v. Piper Aircraft Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 10, 1959No. Nos. 12645, 12646PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
These are suits for wrongful death resulting from an airplane accident. The accident took place in Decatur, Georgia, on August 14, 1950. Suits were filed in the District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on August 6, 1951. It was six years later that the cases were tried together and verdict and judgment were entered for the defendant on June 25, 1957. Motion for a new trial was denied March 10, 1958. This long time lapse between accident and judgment is highly regrettable.
These cases involve the death of three persons in an airplane manufactured by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Foley v. the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Moran v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Kelly v. LockeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Johnson v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
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- Pillo v. Reading CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1964
- Levin v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Slater v. Erie Lackawanna Railway Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
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