Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 28, 1969No. Civ. 35926PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHERIDAN, District Judge, Sitting by Designation.
In this diversity action plaintiff seeks to recover from defendant for personal injuries resulting from an accident. The jury returned a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff has moved for a new trial.
Plaintiff, a longshoreman and forklift operator, was employed by Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. He sustained an injury to his leg while working on Pier 98, South Wharves, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when a forklift manufactured by defendant, The Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, and leased to Atlantic, suddenly moved backward and pinned him…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Dallas Railway & Terminal Co. v. BaileyTexas Supreme Court · 1952
- Timothy Wilson, a Minor, by Robert Wilson, His Natural Parent and Guardian, and Robert Wilson, in His Own Right v. American Chain & Cable Company, Inc. v. Robert Wilson and Hugh Lavery (Third-Party Defendant) Timothy Wilson, a Minor, by Robert Wilson, His Natural Parent and Guardian, Timothy Wilson, a Minor, by Robert Wilson, His Natural Parent and Guardian, and Robert Wilson, in His Own Right v. American Chain & Cable Company, Inc. v. Robert Wilson and Hugh Lavery (Third-Party Defendant) Robert Wilson, in His Own RightCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Coyne v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Commonwealth v. ParenteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Mapp v. WombuckerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Rowe International, Inc. v. J-B Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Lines v. RyanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Childs v. FrancoDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- City of Cleveland v. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1981
- Hub Floral Corporation v. Royal Brass Corporation and Jacob Weinberg, and Ets Tissot & CieCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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