Legal Opinion
Burris v. American Chicle Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 26, 1941No. 278PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff received bodily injuries •when he fell from a swinging scaffold while at work as an employee of Ashland Window & House Cleaning Company, Inc., in the performance of the lattet’s contract with the owner to clean the windows in a public building owned by the American Chicle Company in New York City. He sued the American Chicle Company and it in turn cited in the Ashland Company under a third party complaint upon the theory that it was bound to indemnify Chicle in so far as the latter was liable to the plaintiff. Jurisdiction rests upon diversity of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Aetna Insurance v. Kennedy Ex Rel. BogashSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Koshland v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. v. Compania Transatlantica EspanolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Westchester Lighting Co. v. Westchester County Small Estates Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by80 opinions
- McFall v. Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Slattery v. Marra Bros., Inc. Marra Bros., Inc. v. Wm. Spencer & Son CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Crawford v. Pope & Talbot, Inc. Lucibello v. Pope & Talbot, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- United States v. Savage Truck Line, Inc. (Four Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
- General Electric Company, and Third-Party v. Kelly C. Moretz, and Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
75 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.