Legal Opinion
Herbert Wiggins, Administrator of the Estate of James Wiggins v. City of Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Transportation Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 29, 1964No. 14495PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Chief Judge.
The appellant, administrator of the estate of James Wiggins, filed an action against the City of Philadelphia under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Act, 12 P.S. §§ 1601 et seq., and the Pennsylvania Survival Act, 20 P.S. § 320.601, based upon fatal injuries suffered by the plaintiff’s decedent as the result of an electric flash or explosion which occurred on October 11, 1958 while he was on duty as a conductor employed by Philadelphia Transportation Company (P.T.C.) on an elevated car, Car No. 553, of the MarketFrankford elevated line, owned by the City of Philadelphia. The…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lanni v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Burnet v. Niagara Falls Brewing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Easton v. Washington County InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Otto E. Pritchard v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Howard Jamison, Administrator of the Estate of Albert Tucker, Deceased v. A. M. Byers CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Paul J. Glick v. White Motor Company v. North American Rockwell Corp., (Third Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Margaret Hodges, Wife Of/and Wilson P. Abraham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Joseph Rodrigues v. Ripley Industries, Inc., Joseph Rodrigues v. Ripley Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Bih-Jing Jeng v. WittersDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- The F & D Property Co., a Corporation, and Fred M. Winner, Receiver v. James H. Alkire and Younker Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
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