Legal Opinion
Theodore R. Smith v. Walter E. Coy, Trading and Doing Business as Coy Brothers
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 16, 1972No. 71-1600PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denying defendant’s motion for a new trial in this diversity tort action. The case arose from a “rear end” collision between plaintiff’s automobile and a tractor trailer on February 23, 1967. The accident occurred in Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania law applies. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $25,000. We affirm.
This appeal questions not the conclusion of negligence — which, indeed, it would seem impossible to dispute — but rather (1) the district…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Eric McNello v. John B. Kelly, Inc. v. B. J. Lucarelli and Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Lebeck v. William A. Jarvis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Haddigan v. HarkinsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Jones v. Atlantic Refining Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1944
4Cited by6 opinions
- Wright v. EngleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Carl Blount v. Jugoslavenska Linijska PlovidbaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Neidlinger v. Victory Carriers, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Carl Blount v. Jugoslavenska Linijska PlovidbaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Ida Mary Lewis v. University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Book CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.