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Lockhart v. Heede International, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Tennessee

Decided November 21, 1977No. Civ-1-77-78 to Civ-1-77-81 and Civ-1-77-83, Civ-1-77-143 and Civ-1-77-169PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

FRANK W. WILSON, Chief Judge.

These lawsuits involve actions for personal injury or wrongful death brought by employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority (hereinafter TVA) or their survivors. The lawsuits all arise out of an accident which occurred when portions of a tower crane collapsed at TVA’s Widows Creek Steam Plant near Bridgeport, Alabama, thereby injuring or killing several TVA employees who were on the crane. The main actions are brought against Heede International, Inc. (hereinafter Heede), who allegedly manufactured and sold the subject tower crane,' and Black-Clawson…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. United Air Lines, Inc. v. Janice Wiener and Catherine B. Nollenberger (Excluding Faith C. Paris), United States of America v. Janice WienerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
  4. United Air Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Smith Petroleum Service, Inc. v. Monsanto Chemical Company, Monsanto Chemical Company v. Smith Petroleum Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Port Auth. of New York v. Honeywell Prot. Serv.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
  2. Mays v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2010
  3. A & B Construction, Inc. v. Atlas Roofing & Skylight Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1994
  4. Carranza-Ambris v. The Terminix International Company Limited PartnershipDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2021
  5. Port Authority v. Honeywell Protective ServicesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987

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