Legal Opinion
Quinones v. TOWNSHIP OF UPPER MORELAND, ETC., PA.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 26, 1960No. Civ. A. No. 23521PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EGAN, District Judge.
On August 21, 1957, McCabe Brothers, the third-party defendants, were engaged in the construction of certain sewers for the Township of Upper Moreland, Pennsylvania, one of the defendants. As part of this job, a trench about 25 feet deep and four or five feet wide was being excavated. The plaintiff’s decedent, an employee of McCabe Brothers, was operating a drill at the bottom of the trench when the sides of the trench caved in and a large quantity of dirt fell upon him and buried him. He died instantly of suffocation and a skull fracture.
In disregard of a state statute,…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Builders Supply Co. v. McCabeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- McFall v. Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Perry v. PayneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Maio v. FahsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Schwartz v. Merola Bros. Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Hader v. Coplay Cement Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- McCabe v. Old Republic InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Quinones v. Township of Upper MorelandCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Chenoweth v. Settle Engineers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1967
- Fisher v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1969
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