Legal Opinion
Ramsburg ex rel. Estate of Ramsburg v. Target Stores, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided October 21, 1997No. Civil Action No. 96-0058-CPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL, Senior District Judge.
I. Background
A. Factual Background
This wrongful death action comes before the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (diversity jurisdiction). The decedent, Frederick Ramsburg, was fatally injured on December 8, 1995 when he was struck in the head by flyrock from explosives’ blasting conducted at a Stuart’s Draft, Virginia construction site. Mr. Ramsburg died the next day, the proximate cause of which was the head injury.1
Defendant Dayton Hudson Corporation (“Dayton Hudson” or “Dayton”), a Minnesota corporation, is the owner of the construction site property. Dayton…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Quintin Orpiano v. Gene M. Johnson, Warden W. P. Rodgers, Asst. Warden (Security) R. A. Clendenen Correctional CorporalCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Beale v. HardyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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