Legal Opinion
Buffington v. Wood
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 28, 1965No. 14925PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a proceeding on a petition for a writ of mandamus, prohibition or both. The breaking in two of the S.S. Pine Ridge off Cape Hatteras in 1960 caused alleged personal injuries or death to a number of seamen who, individually, or by their representatives, instituted suit in December of that year. In April of 1962 the defendant admitted liability and withdrew its petition to limit same. The cases were consolidated for trial and on April 7, 1964 the District Judge pretried these consolidated matters. He found that “virtually no discovery had been accomplished”1 on the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Harry G. Seaboldt v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff) v. Thompson Mahogany Company (Third-Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Sher v. De HavenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
- Identiseal Corporation of Wisconsin, a Wisconsin Corporation, Plaintiff v. Positive Identification Systems, Incorporated, a Texas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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