Legal Opinion
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. Armco Steel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1974No. Nos. 73-1397, 73-1405PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company appeals from a final judgment for the defendants in a product liability case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The defendant, Pullman Incorporated, also appeals from the trial court’s adverse ruling on its third-party action for attorneys’ fees and expenses against Maryland Casualty Company.
On December 19, 1969, a Frisco train was derailed with a resulting loss to Frisco of $745,000. The derailment was caused by the failure of a wheel manufactured and sold by Armco Steel Company to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Keener v. Dayton Electric Manufacturing CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- Pike v. Frank G. Hough Co.California Supreme Court · 1970
- Palmer v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1970
- St. Louis Typographical Union No. 8, Afl-Cio v. Herald Company, D/B/A Globe-Democrat Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
3Cited by8 opinions
- Lawrence W. Howard v. Russell Stover Candies, Inc., United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Seven Provinces Insurance v. Commerce & Industry InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1975
- Sherrill v. Royal Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- John B. Mears v. Olin, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Senco of Florida, Inc. v. Continental Cas. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
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