Legal Opinion
Marjorie Arny v. Philadelphia Transportation Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 13, 1959No. 12731_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Chief Judge.
The suit at bar was brought by Marjorie Arny, on her own behalf and as trustee ad litem on behalf of her sister, under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Act, 12 P.S.Pa. § 1601 et seq., Acts of April 15, 1851, P.L. 669, § 19, and April 26, 1855, P.L. 309, § 1, as amended. The suit was filed on March 31, 1958. The plaintiff is a citizen and resident of New Jersey, and the defendant is a corporation of Pennsylvania. Jurisdiction is based on diversity.
The facts alleged in the complaint briefly put are as follows. James T. Haviland, the father of the plaintiff and her sister, was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jewell v. Davies, U.S. District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
- George M. Day, Administrator Ad Litem of the Estate of Charles A. De Priest, Deceased v. The Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- United States v. HornsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- Arny v. Philadelphia Transportation CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
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- Luther W. Borror, Administrator of the Estate of Bonita Ann Curtician, Deceased v. Sharon Steel Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Charles Amdur, Isadore Amdur, and Jack Amdur v. Rawson G. Lizars, Malcolm Meyer, Certain-Teed Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Cotler v. Inter-County Orthopaedic Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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