Legal Opinion
Greenfield v. Vesella
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 12, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-342PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZIEGLER, District Judge.
I. History of Case
This is a diversity action for damages arising out of a fire which occurred on November 3, 1977, at the Holiday Inn, New Castle, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff’s decedent, Thomas Frank Greenfield, was a business invitee at the motel and died in the blaze. The administrator instituted this civil action alleging that the fire and decedent’s death were caused by the joint and several negligence of defendants. Defendant-Vesella, the owner of the establishment, filed a third-party complaint against, among others, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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- Witter v. Pennsylvania National GuardDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Duverney v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1978
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