Legal Opinion
Robert C. Merriweather v. E. W. Bliss Company, Gulf & Western Manufacturing Company and Gulf & Western Industries, Inc. v. General Electric Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 10, 1980No. 80-1454PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEBER, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a trial court order denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial in a products liability case. In this appeal we are called upon to determine whether the district judge correctly charged the jury on the doctrine of substantial change under § 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts, as that doctrine is interpreted by the courts of Pennsylvania. 1 Be cause we believe that the trial judge erred in his application of Pennsylvania law in this diversity case we will reverse and remand for a new trial.
On January 14, 1975 the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Kuisis v. Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- D'Antona v. Hampton Grinding Wheel Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Baker v. Outboard Marine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Patricia A. Hollinger, Administratrix of the Estate of Germaine S. Hollinger, Deceased v. Wagner Mining Equipment Company, a Division of Paccar, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Brown v. United States Stove Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey v. Arcadian Corp Dyno Nobel Inc, F/k/a, Ireco Incorporated Hydro Agri North America, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Eck v. Powermatic HoudailleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Jill Sikkelee v. Precision Airmotive CorpCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018
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