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Burns v. Goldberg (Malamut, Third Party Defendant). Appeal of Malamut. Appeal of Goldberg
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 24, 1954No. 11128_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
The fatal injury of a Philadelphia housewife in a traffic accident in that city is the basis of this suit wherein decedent’s administratrix asserts claims under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Act and the Pennsylvania Survival Act. 1 The litigation is in federal court solely under diversity jurisdiction and it is clear and undisputed that all controverted issues are ruled by the law of Pennsylvania.
The decedent, Lillian Malamut, was fatally injured in a collision of an automobile driven by her husband with another automobile owned by the defendant partners Goldberg. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Murray v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Ferne, Admrx. v. ChaddertonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Minkin v. MinkinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Smith v. Philadelphia Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Stegner v. FentonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Nudd v. MatsoukasIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
- Fisher v. DyeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Moyer v. PHILLIPS, MDSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Gee v. CBS, INC.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Mitchell v. AkersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
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