Legal Opinion
Schetter v. United States
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 1956No. Civ. A. 338PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN L. MILLER, District Judge.
This case in its present posture is an action, against the United States for the deaths of plaintiff’s decedents caused by a gas explosion occurring at decedents’ home. The home was occupied pursuant to a lease wherein the Housing Authority of the City of Erie is named as landlord and the named tenants are the decedents’ parents, i. e. plaintiff in his individual capacity and plaintiff’s wife. Jurisdiction is based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b).
The case is before the court upon defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The ground alleged in support of the motion is…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Continental Collieries, Inc. v. ShoberCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Hartmann v. Time, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Cannon v. BreschSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Hollinger v. York Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
- Brill v. BrillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dickens v. PuryearSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- In re Estate of Infant FontaineSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- Ruth Greene, Administratrix, D.B.N. Of the Estate of Timothy U. Basti, Deceased v. Dominic F. BastiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Lundberg v. Arne Hagen & Sentry InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
- Byrne v. MatczakDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
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