Legal Opinion
Wiseman v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 18, 1964No. Nos. 14363, 14424PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORMAN, Circuit Judge.
In the present case Barbara P. Wise-man, the widow of Boyd Lee Wiseman and the administratrix of her husband’s estate, brought a suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act.1 She has claimed damages under Pennsylvania’s Wrongful Death Act2 and Survival of Action Statute.3 The essence of her complaint alleges that the Government’s negligent maintenance of a window on the fifth floor of the eleven story Victory Building in Pittsburgh, constructed in 1903, caused that window to become loose from its frame, which in turn resulted in the decedent’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brown v. DickeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Cooper v. Heintz Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Grace v. Henry Disston & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Morris v. Bender (Et Al.)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- McClellan Et Ux. v. MadontiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Francis C. O'Neill and Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. United States v. Ambrose-Augusterfer Corporation, Third-Party Francis C. O'NeillCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Beckwith MacHinery Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
- Toole v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Bowman Steel Corporation v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Christ Haginikitos v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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