Legal Opinion
Hritz v. Woma Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 23, 1984No. 82-5607PublishedCited by 676 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we are called upon to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in entering a default judgment after repeated failure on the part of the defendant to respond to a district court proceeding. For the reasons set forth below, this case will be remanded to the district court to insure the conformity of the default judgment to this Court’s recent decisional law.
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On May 2, 1978, William Hritz was grievously injured in a mining accident. A *1180pressure hose that was an integral part of a mine pumping machine blew off its fitting and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Tozer v. Charles A. Krause Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- Aida Feliciano v. Reliant Tooling Company, Ltd. And Union Special Corporation, Sun Alliance and London Insurance, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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