Legal Opinion

Joseph W. Spangler v. Kranco, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 28, 1973No. 72-2357PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FIELD, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity suit Joseph W. Spangler appeals from the action of the district court in directing a verdict in favor of the defendant Kranco, Inc.

To a large degree the facts are undisputed. On March 25, 1971, Spangler was struck by an overhead pendant crane while working as a pipefitter on a platform at a Reynolds Metals Company plant which was then under construction in Richmond, Virginia. At the time of his injury Spangler was an employee of Union Plumbing and Heating, a sub-eon-tractor of Reynolds1, and the crane was being operated by a Reynolds employee. The Crane…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Pike v. Frank G. Hough Co.California Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Grady Paul Chestnut v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
  3. Littlehale v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
  4. Adelbert Littlehale and Erwin Zelanko v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
  5. James C. Gardner v. Q. H. S., Inc., a Corporation, and J. M. Fields, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Goodbar v. Whitehead Bros.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1984
  2. Zaza v. Marquess and Nell, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
  3. Sandra CROSSFIELD, Appellee, v. QUALITY CONTROL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  4. Lesnefsky v. Fischer & Porter Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Fleck v. Titan Tire Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001

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