Legal Opinion
Orion Ins. Co., Ltd. v. United Technologies Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 8, 1980No. Civ. A. 78-1779, 78-2972PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HUYETT, District Judge.
Defendant Amtel, Inc. has moved for summary judgment. 1 The resolution of this motion depends upon whether the manufacturer of a component part which was manufactured to the specifications of a third party and in which there was no manufacturing defect can be held liable for a design defect allegedly stemming from the use to which the third party put the part.
This case arises from the crash of a helicopter in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which was unloading a freighter anchored in that port. The helicopter crashed into the hold of the ship, killing the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Littlehale v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Adelbert Littlehale and Erwin Zelanko v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Verge v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Zaza v. Marquess and Nell, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
- Sandra CROSSFIELD, Appellee, v. QUALITY CONTROL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Huff v. Ford Motor Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1983
- Loos v. American Energy Savers, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Lesnefsky v. Fischer & Porter Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
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