Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 14, 1952No. 10713_1PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
This diversity action is based on the Pennsylvania wrongful death and survival statutes and seeks to recover for the death of plaintiff’s husband, which was caused by a premature explosion of dynamite manufactured by defendant. At the close of plaintiff’s case, defendant’s motion to dismiss was granted, and plaintiff now asks us to decide that her evidence was sufficient to get her to the jury. We think it was.
Taking the evidence in the light most' favorable to plaintiff and resolving all reasonable inferences in her favor, as we must, in view of the present status of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Maize v. Atlantic Refining Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Ebbert v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Navajo Freight Lines, Inc. v. MahaffyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Scholl v. Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Paul J. Glick v. White Motor Company v. North American Rockwell Corp., (Third Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Tampa Drug Company v. WaitSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- Otto E. Pritchard v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Norman I. Suchomajcz, Administrator of the Estate of Norman Suchomajcz, a Minor v. Hummel Chemical Company, Newark, New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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