Legal Opinion
Southern California Edison Co. v. Harnischfeger Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 23, 1979No. Civ. 55535PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEPHENS, Acting P. J.
Defendant Harnischfeger Corporation has made a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s appeal from a judgment in defendant’s favor on the grounds that the appeal is now moot and that appellant has failed to diligently prosecute its appeal.
Statement of Facts
On March 1, 1972, an accident occurred at one of Southern California Edison Company’s (Edison) electric generating plants. A cable on a gantry crane broke, dropping a piece of heavy equipment. Edison brought suit for $6.5 million in property damage against defendant Harnischfeger Corporation (builders of the crane) and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Hackett v. HysonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1946
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Milicevich v. Sacramento Medical CenterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Columbus Line, Inc. v. Gray Line Sight-Seeing Companies Associated, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1981
- Southern California Edison Co. v. Harnischfeger Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1981
- Zelis v. Papadakis (In Re Zelis)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Adams v. Cavanagh Communities Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
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