Legal Opinion
Donnelly v. FRED WHITTAKER CO.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 20, 1950No. Appeals, 197 and 208PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Drew,
■ Hugh E. Donnelly, a United States customs inspector, was killed on May 1, 1947, when a 700 pound bale of wool was pushed from the top of a stack of bales and fell On him. At the time he was engaged in weighing and testing wool owned by Fred Whittaker Company (hereinafter called Whittaker) in a warehouse operated by Tidewater Field Warehouses, Inc. (hereinafter called Tidewater). To recover damages suffered as a result of Donnelly’s death, this suit in trespass against Whittaker was brought by Mary Frances Donnelly; decedent’s widow, as administratrix of his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BehymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Maize v. Atlantic Refining Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- McConnell v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Siidekum v. Animal Rescue League of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Koontz v. Messer & Quaker State Oil Refining Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Forry v. Gulf Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Speyer, Inc. v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Kardibin v. Associated HardwareSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Tidewater Field Warehouses, Inc. v. Fred Whitaker Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Lloyd v. Victory Carriers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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