Legal Opinion
Kaczmarek v. Mesta Machine Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 30, 1972No. 71-1601PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES ROSEN, Circuit Judge.
On September 26, 1967, appellant’s decedent Charles H. Cook was killed while working at Jones and Laughlin (“J & L”) Steel Corporations’ Pittsburgh Works, when a load of steel being treated in a pickier machine1 was upset and fell on him. Suit was filed against the manufacturer of the pickling machine, Mesta Machine Company (“Mes-ta”), and The McKay Company (“McKay”), manufacturer of a replaceable component part, i. e., a chain, which together were alleged to have malfunctioned due to a design defect, resulting in Cook’s death.2 A jury trial…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Alman Brothers Farms & Feed Mill, Inc. v. Diamond Laboratories, Inc., and Southwestern Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Greco v. Bucciconi Engineering Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Gatenby v. Altoona Aviation Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Berkebile v. Brantly Helicopter Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Chester S. Schreffler v. Birdsboro Corp. v. Bethlehem Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Abdul-Warith v. Arthur G. McKee and Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Metzgar v. Playskool Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Wojciechowski v. Long-Airdox Division of Marmon Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Amburgery v. Holan Division of Ohio Brass Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1980
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