Legal Opinion
Pearsall v. Emhart Industries, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 7, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-3080PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KATZ, District Judge.
Post-trial motions before this Court contest a judgment of $2,926,875 based on a jury verdict finding defendants Emhart Industries and Notifier Company liable to plaintiff Linda Pearsall for $2,451,938 (to which the Court added delay damages in the amount of $474,937) as a result of a fire in her home that killed her husband and two children. The jury found that the heat and smoke detectors manufactured by the defendants’ predecessors in interest were defective and negligently manufactured, and that the defects and negligence were substantial factors…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Sinn v. BurdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Laudenberger v. Port Auth. of AlleghenySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Marion Domeracki v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Pasquale v. Speed Products EngineeringIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
- Love v. CramerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- R.D. v. W.H.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1994
- Alexander v. Red Star Express Lines of Auburn, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
- Nissim v. McNEIL CONSUMER PRODUCTS CO., INC.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1997
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