Legal Opinion
Peter v. Public Constructors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 21, 1966No. Nos. 15465, 15466PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
This wrongful death action is the aftermath of the accidental drowning of a workman in navigable water of the Delaware River within the State of Pennsylvania.
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, a public agency, hereinafter designated as “the Commission” proposed to demolish a bridge across the Delaware River between Yardley, Pennsylvania and Wilburtha, New Jersey. To this end, the Commission entered into a contract with a private contractor, Public Contracting Corp., hereinafter called “Public”, under which the contractor undertook to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- McDonald v. Shell Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1955
- Silveus v. GrossmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- McGrath v. Pennsylvania Sugar Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Cephas E. Sword and Houston Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, Intervener v. Gulf Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Hennigan v. Atlantic Refining CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
- Wagner v. GrannisDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Price v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1981
- Fulgham v. Daniel J. Keating Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2003
- Margaret E. Peter, Administratrix and Administratrix Ad Prosequendum of the Estate of Ralph M. Peter, Deceased, in No. 15465 v. Public Constructors, Inc., and Public Contracting Corporation, and Third-Party and in No. 15466 v. Cunningham Construction Co., and Reid Construction Company, a Delaware Corp., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966