Legal Opinion
Sheppard v. Atlantic States Gas Co. of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 19, 1948No. 9515PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
John W. Sheppard the original plaintiff in this litigation, as a resident and citizen of Pennsylvania, sued Atlantic States Gas Company of Pennsylvania, a Delaware corporation, in the court below on a personal injury claim arising out of the collision of the automobile in which he was riding as a passenger and the automobile truck of the defendant in Pennsylvania on January 24, 1945.
Defendant answered denying liability. Its third separate defense stated that plaintiff’s alleged injuries were caused by the negligent operation of the motor vehicle in which he was…
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