Legal Opinion
Melville v. American Home Assurance Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 25, 1977No. Civ. A. 73-1398PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INDEX
I. Preliminary Statement 1068
II. The Procedural History 1070
III. The Facts Adduced at Trial 1070
IV. Choice of Law 1076
A. Introduction 1076
B. Is the Presumption Against Suicide Procedural or Substantive? 1077
C. Must We Choose? — The Relevant Similarities and Differences Among the Laws of Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware 1080
D. The Three Competing Choice of Law Systems 1082
E. Pennsylvania Choice of Law Doctrine; the Legacy of Griffith and its Impact on Contract Cases 1084
1. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court and Superior Court Decisions 1085
2. The Court of Appeals (Third Circuit) Decisions…
2Cases cited92 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Virginia J. Barry Melville v. American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- James A. McKinnon v. Skil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Cindy A. Baker, by and Through Her Father, Joseph Baker v. Elcona Homes Corporation and Joseph L. SlabachCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- Mary A. Coleman v. Home Depot, Inc. Mary A. Coleman, Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
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