Legal Opinion
Ellis C. Rosa, Administrator of the Estate of Augustus Howard Cooper, Deceased v. City of Chester, Pa
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 10, 1960No. 13030PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a survival action 1 brought by the administrator of the estate of Augustus Howard Cooper against the City of Chester, Pennsylvania. 2 The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for one dollar.
The administrator’s decedent died when an automobile in which he was a passenger plunged from the dead-end of Norris Street' — -a public street maintained by the City of Chester — into the Delaware River. The accident occurred shortly after 2 A.M. on May 20, 1955.
The plaintiff’s theory and proofs were that the City of Chester was negligent in that another car…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States v. Antonelli Fireworks Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Fisher v. DyeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Southern Railway Company, a Corporation v. Frank J. MaddenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by19 opinions
- William C. Hatfield v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company, Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company v. William C. HatfieldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- No. 00-3297Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Trent v. Atlantic City Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Keystone Floor Products Co. v. Beattie Manufacturing Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Rovegno, Alice J., Individually and as of the Estate of Rovegno, Marshall, Deceased, in No. 80-2512 v. Geppert Brothers, Inc., and Ward, Lewis J. Rovegno, Alice J., Individually and as of the Estate of Rovegno, Marshall, Deceased v. Geppert Brothers, Inc., and Ward, Lewis J., in No. 80-2513Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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