Legal Opinion
Charles C. Hodge v. Service MacHine Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1971No. 20479_1PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is of an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee dismissing the Ap pellant’s complaint. The District Court found the Appellant’s claim for personal injuries, allegedly caused by a defective punch press sold to his employer by the Appellees, barred by the applicable Tennessee Statute of Limitations, Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-304 (1955). Jurisdiction is founded on diversity of citizenship.
The essential allegations of the complaint, which must be accepted as true for present purposes, are as follows. On February 7, 1966,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Edwards v. KearzeySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Wilson v. IsemingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- McGahey v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by40 opinions
- McCroskey v. Bryant Air Conditioning CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Joe J. Richard v. Dr. Edward Ray, Jr. Samaritan Hospital, A/K/A Columbia Hospital LexingtonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- Cannon v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Clay v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Shell v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.