Legal Opinion
Byrne v. Matczak
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 23, 1958No. 12443PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by the admin-istratrix of the estate of Alice Mora, who was killed when the passenger car she was driving collided “head-on” with a truck driven by Philip Freed, the defendants’ servant. The accident occurred in Pennsylvania. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, and the plaintiff seeks to enforce rights under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death and Survival Statutes. 12 P.S. § 1601; 20 P.S. § 320.603. The findings of the jury on special interrogatories were for the plaintiff, and the defendants moved for a new trial. The district court…
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3Cited by26 opinions
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