Legal Opinion
Drexel v. Union Prescription Centers, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-84PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
This is an action for damages under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Act, 12 P.S. §§ 1601 et seq., and the Pennsylvania Survival Act, 20 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 3371 et seq. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). 1 The case is before' me on defendant’s motion for summary judgment, Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. Affidavits and a deposition have been filed which form a record upon which this motion may be decided. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c).
The complaint alleges that plaintiff’s husband, the decedent, had been given a prescription for the drug “Aldactone”…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Goodman v. Mead Johnson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- SMALICH v. WestfallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Frank D. Felix D/B/A Club Zeus v. Coleman A. Young, Mayor, City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Drexel v. Union Prescription Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Oberlin v. Marlin American Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Drexel v. Union Prescription Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- David v. Broadway Maintenance Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Hamay v. County of WashingtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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