Legal Opinion
Lackowitz v. Socony Mobil Oil Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 10, 1961No. Civ. A. No. 27065PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EGAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff’s diversity suit against So-cony Mobil Oil Company, Inc. is based on personal injuries received by him while working at its Paulsboro, New Jersey, refinery, repairing a metal flare stack. This repair work was contracted to plaintiff’s employer, Philadelphia Iron Works, Inc. (Iron Works), which was joined in the action in a third-party complaint filed by Socony on three grounds of indemnity: (1) Socony claims common law indemnity from Iron Works, alleging that the latter company’s negligence caused the injuries to its employee; (2) Contractual indemnity is…
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- Perry v. PayneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Cozzi v. Owens Corning Fiber Glass Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
- Farren v. NJ Turnpike AuthorityNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1954
- Quinones v. TOWNSHIP OF UPPER MORELAND, ETC., PA.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
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