Legal Opinion
Sochanski v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 1980No. Civ. A. 75-2903PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HANNUM, District Judge.
This case involves a product liability personal injury claim wherein a jury awarded the plaintiff the amount of $395,000.00 in damages. On May 15, 1979, however, the Court granted the defendants’ Motion For Judgment N.O.V. and thereafter an appeal was taken. During the pendency of the appeal, one (1) of the original defendants, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company [hereinafter “Goodyear”], negotiated and entered into a settlement with the plaintiff wherein a joint tortfeasor release was executed. A non-party, 1 Geneva Metal Wheels Company [hereinafter…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Davis v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Smith v. FennerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Swartz v. SunderlandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Philadelphia Electric Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Rutherford v. Gray Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Sochanski v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Stanley J. Sochanski, in No. 82-1036 v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, and Cross-Appellant in No. 82-1037. And the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. John F. Solomon, Jr., Palmer Tire Company, Geneva Metal Wheels CoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982