Legal Opinion
Hammarskjold v. Fountain Powerboats
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 21, 1992No. Civ. A. No. 90-6566PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McGLYNN, District Judge.
Plaintiff brought this action against the manufacturer and the operator of a high performance power boat for injuries sustained by him while a passenger on the boat. The claim against the manufacturer was tried on a theory of products liability and against the operator on a theory of negligence. The jury found that there was no defect in the boat, thus exonerating the manufacturer, but found that the operator was causally negligent and awarded damages in the amount of $95,000.
Before the Court is plaintiff’s motion for a new trial against the operator only on…
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- Janet Schaeper, a Minor, by and Through Her Father, Next Friend and Natural Guardian, Robert Schaeper v. Harold M. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
- Margaret Taylor v. Alvin C. Bennett and L. C. Bennett, Margaret Taylor v. L. C. BennettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
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