Legal Opinion
Florio ex rel. Florio v. Powder-Power Tool Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 26, 1956No. Civ. A. 19911PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIM, District Judge.
On December 4, 1954, an employee of a building 'contractor, while working in Wallingford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, was using a “drive-it” tool for the purpose of driving studs into a steel beam. As he was doing this a metal stud was ejected from the tool in such a way that it struck plaintiff, Mario Florio, on the head and caused serious injury to his brain. Powder-Power Tool Corp., an Oregon corporation, made the “drive-it” tool and sold it to General Equipment Company, Incorporated, a Maryland corporation with a place of business in Pennsylvania, which resold it.-…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pulson v. American Rolling Mill Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Partin v. Michaels Art Bronze Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Kulicke v. Rollway Bearing CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- Solt v. Interstate Folding Box CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
3Cited by3 opinions
- Florio v. Powder Power Tool Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Chassis-Trak, Inc. v. Federated Purchaser, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1960
- Mario Florio v. Powder Power Tool Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957