Legal Opinion

John R. Evans v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 8, 1968No. 17083PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

KALODNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, John R. Evans, was injured during the course of his employment while attempting to dismantle a cardboard box cutting machine. He instituted this diversity action against the defendant, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty”) his employer’s workmen’s compensation insurance carrier, alleging that Liberty’s negligence in failing to “adequately inspect” the cutting machine and to warn plaintiff of its alleged unsafe condition caused his injury.

The action was tried to a jury. After the close of the evidence, Liberty moved for a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. DeJesus v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Edward Aaron Mays v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
  3. Alfred Brough v. Strathmann Supply Co., Inc., and Mermaid Pools, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
  4. Peatross v. Southwark Minit-Man Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Sheridan v. NGK Metals Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  2. Continental Casualty Co. v. Diversified Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Implant Recipients v. Dow Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  4. Blessing v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Hill v. Sonitrol of Southwestern Ohio, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1988

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