Legal Opinion

Schranner v. Wheeling Steel Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 28, 1968No. Nos. 16987 to 16989PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

2Per curiam

These appeals challenge judgments entered on jury verdicts in three jointly-tried actions under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Act, 12 P.S. § 1601, and Survival Act, 20 P.S. § 320.603, resulting from the deaths of appellees’ decedents following the capsizing of a small boat in the Allegheny River on April 26, 1964. The small boat was carried under defendant’s barges when the allegedly negligent operation of the propellers of a tug, owned and operated by appellant, caused the accident to the small boat and the resultant tragedy. An examination of the record has convinced…

3Cases cited10 opinions

Dimick v. SchiedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
Neese v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
Gaydos v. DomabylSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
Murray v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
Brodie v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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4Cited by1 opinion

Vear Anne Schranner, Administratrix of the Estate of William Schranner, Jr., Deceased v. Wheeling Steel Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Carol Sarver, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Sarver, Deceased. Vera Anne Schranner, Administratrix of the Estate of William S. Schranner, Deceased v. Wheeling Steel Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Carol Sarver, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Sarver, Deceased. Carol Sarver, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Sarver, Deceased v. Wheeling Steel Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Vera Anne Schranner, Administratrix of the Estate of William Schranner, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968