Legal Opinion
Draper v. Airco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 28, 1978No. Nos. 77-1836, 77-1837 and 77-1905PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
On September 23, 1970, Robert Draper, an electrician, died apparently from electrocution while installing a switch on an energized line on the premises of the United States Steel Corporation. The decedent’s wife instituted this wrongful death and survival action against U.S. Steel, Aireo, Inc. and W. V. Pangborne & Co., in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship.1 Because of the patently improper remarks by plaintiff’s counsel in his closing argument to the jury, the jury…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Busik v. LevineSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Heavner v. Uniroyal, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
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3Cited by136 opinions
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