Legal Opinion
Ward v. Hercules, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 28, 1977No. Civ. A. No. 74-5216-SPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SKINNER, District Judge.
This is a products liability-tort suit for the wrongful death and conscious pain and suffering of Harold Snell, the father of the plaintiff-executrices. In their original complaint, filed on November 14, 1974, the plaintiffs alleged that Mr. Snell’s death resulted from a fire in his home on November 21, 1972, and that the death was proximately caused by a defective carpet manufactured by Mohasco Corp. On May 5, 1975, the plaintiffs moved to amend their complaint by adding Hercules, Inc., as a defendant, alleging that Hercules had manufactured the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Wadsworth v. Boston Gas Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Harold l.loudenslager v. Margaret Bittinger TeepleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Genga v. Director General of RailroadsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Peterson v. CadoganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Covel v. Safetech, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1981
- Bengar v. Clark Equipment Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- Lender's Service, Inc. v. Dayton Bar Ass'nDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1991
- Magno v. Canadian Pacific, Ltd.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1979