Legal Opinion
Fuentes v. Reilly
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 9, 1979No. 78-1425PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Exclusion of expert testimony on the effect of delayed medical attention to a motor vehicle accident victim constitutes reversible error in this diversity case. Because the evidentiary ruling prevented the plaintiff from presenting substantial claims to the jury, a new trial will be necessary.
Suit was filed in the district court to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s decedent caused by injuries received in a motorcycle-truck collision in Newark, New Jersey. Trial was to a jury that, applying New Jersey’s comparative negligence law, assessed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Rappaport v. NicholsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- State v. GillSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
- United States v. 60.14 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Warren and McKean Counties, State of Pennsylvania, and Arthur W. SeibelCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Brooks v. E. J. Willig Truck Transportation Co.California Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- United States v. FerriCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Ernest Stich and Miriam Stich v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Joyce J. Quinn v. Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware D/b/a/ Cf Motorfreight A. William KudrickCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Marks v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
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