Legal Opinion
Person v. Cauldwell-Wingate Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 5, 1949No. 250, Docket 21311PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, who is administratrix of her husband, William S. Person, has, appealed from a judgment, dismissing her complaint’ to recover damages for the death of the intestate' through the negligence of the three defendants. The decedent was an electrical linesman in the employ of other persons and was killed on August 6, 1946, while at work in an army camp in the County of Rockland, New York. The jurisdiction of the court depends upon diversity of citizenship. Since at the close of the plaintiff’s case the judge dismissed the complaint because the evidence would not…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Thomas v. . WinchesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
- Hexamer v. . WebbNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Schwartz v. Merola Bros. Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Ryan v. Feeney & Sheehan Building Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1924
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1982
- Littlehale v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
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