Legal Opinion
Mary Thompson, Administratrix of the Estate of George Edward Clemmer, Deceased v. Pennsylvania Power Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 19, 1968No. 17155_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellant Thompson appeals from a directed verdict entered in favor of the defendant-appellee Pennsylvania Power Company (Power Co.). Mrs. Thompson brought suit in the court below seeking damages under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Act, 12 P.S. § 1601 and under the Pennsylvania Survival Act, 20 P.S. § 320.601. Jurisdiction of both claims is based on diversity of citizenship and statutory amount, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and the law of Pennsylvania governs.
The relevant facts follow. On August 21, 1964, the wife of the decedent, George Clemmer,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Evans v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Kasanovich v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Skoda v. West Penn Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Daltry v. Media Electric Light, Heat & Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Brillhart v. Edison Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Beavers v. West Penn Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Thelma J. Law, Administratrix of the Estate of William C. Yaggi, Deceased v. John Converse, a Minor, by His Guardian, James ConverseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Rosa v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
- FELGER v. Duquesne Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Mary Thompson, Administratrix of the Estate of George Edward Clemmer, Deceased v. Pennsylvania Power Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
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