Legal Opinion
Aloe Coal Company and Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Clark Equipment Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 4, 1987No. 86-3488PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to decide if a sufficient quantum of admissible evidence was presented at trial to establish a prima facie case of negligence. We determine that plaintiff-appellee Aloe Coal Company did not present sufficient evidence of causation to submit its negligence claim to the jury.
We also visit again the issue that was before us in Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp. v. Caterpillar Tractor Co., 652 F.2d 1165 (3d Cir.1981): whether Pennsylvania courts would permit a purchaser of industrial equipment to bring a tort action against the…
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