Legal Opinion
Walters v. Hiab Hydraulics, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 22, 1973No. Civ. A. No 71-492PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MUIR, District Judge.
On November 11, 1970, Plaintiff’s decedent was electrocuted when the Hiab Model 177 speedloader with which he was erecting roof trusses came in contact with overhead electric wires owned by West Penn Power Company. The speedloader was sold in the United States by Hiab Hydraulics, Inc. (Hiab), to or through Ateco Equipment Company (ATECO), to Allensville Planing Mill, Inc. (Allensville), the decedent’s employer. The accident occurred on the farm of James M. Houtz.
Plaintiff brought this survival action against Hiab and subsequently limited its theories of- recovery…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Miller v. PreitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Frommeyer v. L. & R. CONSTRUCTION CO.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1956
- Cage v. New York Central Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
- Harry Duckworth v. Ford Motor Company v. John B. White, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
- General Motors Corp. v. SimmonsTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Edward Rabatin v. Columbus Lines, Inc. And Union Carbide Corporation. Appeal of Columbus Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Svetz for Svetz v. Land Tool Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Bristol-Myers Co. v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Shaffer v. Brooklyn Park Garden ApartmentsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
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