Legal Opinion
Otto E. Pritchard v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 7, 1961No. 13267_1PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
Otto E. Pritchard, plaintiff, commenced this action, alleging that cancer of his right lung was caused by smoking Chesterfield cigarettes between 1921 and the time it was removed in 1953.1 Basing his case on negligence and breach of warranty, plaintiff sought compensatory and punitive damages.
To support the negligence claim, plaintiff alleged that Chesterfield cigarettes, manufactured by defendant Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, contained unwholesome, deleterious and harmful carcinogenic ingredients, making them unsafe for human consumption. Plaintiff also alleged that…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BehymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Maize v. Atlantic Refining Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Puhl v. Milwaukee Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
- Standard Oil Company of California v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- MacDougall v. Penna. Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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3Cited by112 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. DrougasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Hauter v. ZogartsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Edward C. Denneny and Catherine Denneny v. Bernard Siegel, Louis H. Block and the Albert Einstein Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Lydia Basko v. Sterling Drug, Inc., and Winthrop LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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