Legal Opinion
Grace Elaine McC Butler, as Administratrix of the Estate of John Carlton Butler, Deceased v. L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 20, 1961No. 26905_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant in this diversity of citizenship action for wrongful death appeals from a judgment for $57,500, entered in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, after trial before Judge Murphy and a jury. 1 21 The grounds relied on are alleged insufficiency of evidence of negligence, errors in the charge and refusals to charge, and contributory negligence of decedent as a matter of law. We affirm.
Defendant has for many years manufactured in New Jersey, and marketed on a nation-wide scale, a liquid floor hardening material called Lapidolith. For some…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Martin v. Bengue, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1957
- Rosebrock v. General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
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- Littlehale v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
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