Legal Opinion
Quinn v. Simonds Abrasive Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 21, 1952No. 10796_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises three points. It is an action brought in a federal court in Pennsylvania for an alleged wrongful death in Ohio. The action was brought after one year but before two years had elapsed. The plaintiff claims that because of the construction by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania of the 1937 Survival Statute, 20 P.S. c. 3 Appendix, § 772, the Pennsylvania decision of Rosenzweig v. Heller, 1931, 302 Pa. 279, 153 A. 346, is not applicable. This point has already been considered by this court and decided against the argument of the plaintiff. Wells v. Simonds…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rosenzweig v. HellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Roberta Wells, as Administratrix of the Estate of Cheek Wells v. Simonds Abrasive CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
3Cited by5 opinions
- Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Brown v. WoodringDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1959
- Leyden v. Excello CorporationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1960
- Mata v. Budd Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953