Legal Opinion
Heisman v. Giordano
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 20, 1972No. Civ. A. 69-1700PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
In this cause of action, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in an ice-skating accident. Plaintiff alleges that defendant collided with her, the impact of which knocked her into a waist-high railing which encircled the rink. Thereafter, plaintiff instituted suit in this Court, predicating liability on the allegation that defendant was skating at such a careless and reckless speed so as to be unable to stop or to swerve to avoid colliding with the plaintiff. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship and an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Nelson v. KeeferCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Menarde v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- J. F. Edwards Construction Co. v. Anderson Safeway Guard Rail Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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- J. F. Edwards Construction Company v. Anderson Safeway Guard Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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