Legal Opinion
Quinones v. Township of Upper Moreland
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 5, 1961No. Nos. 13431, 13432PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
Sixto Quinones, a laborer, employed by McCabe Brothers, contractors, (“Mc-Cabe”) was killed when an unshored trench in which he was working caved in. The trench was being excavated by McCabe as part of a sewer construction project pursuant to a written contract awarded it by the Township of Upper Moreland, Pennsylvania (“Township”).
Joaquina Quinones, Administratrix of Sixto’s estate, (“plaintiff”) brought suit, charging negligence, against Township and Miles Potter, township engineer, under the Survival and Wrongful Death statutes of Pennsylvania. Township and Potter…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Builders Supply Co. v. McCabeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Eleanor B. Halprin, Administratrix of the Estate of Lawrence W. Halprin, Deceased v. Andre Mora, and Third-Party Clarence W. Davis, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Cooper v. Heintz Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Quinones v. TOWNSHIP OF UPPER MORELAND, ETC., PA.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
- Spinozzi v. Lavino CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Hennigan v. Atlantic Refining CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
- McSparran v. HaniganDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
- John Tromza v. Tecumseh Products Company, a Corporation and Marquette Corporation, a Corporation. Marquette CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Howard Jamison, Administrator of the Estate of Albert Tucker, Deceased v. A. M. Byers CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Herbert Wiggins, Administrator of the Estate of James Wiggins v. City of Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
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