Legal Opinion
Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1973No. 73-1212PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) brought this action on April 16, 1969, on its own behalf and on behalf of its insurer and partial subrogee, Insurance Company of North America (INA), to recover damages resulting from the failure of one of VEPCO’s power generating stations. The defendants are Westinghouse Electric Corporation, builder of the station, and Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation, the engineers. Jurisdiction was founded on diversity of citizenship under 28 U. S.C. § 1332.
The defendants moved to dismiss the action urging that INA, by virtue of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Celanese Corp. Of America v. John Clark Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Gas Service Co. v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- City Stores Company v. Lerner Shops of District of Columbia, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Virginia Elec. & Power Co. v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Heinrich v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1982
- Robert Garcia v. Douglas E. Hall and Danny L. MangusCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
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