Legal Opinion
Quichocho v. Kelvinator Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1976No. 75-1938PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAMUEL P. KING, District Judge.
This appeal arises from an action for wrongful death brought by the wife and son of Antonio Balajadia Quichocho. Mr. Quichocho, while a patient in Guam Memorial Hospital, was electrocuted when he touched a metal water pipe while simultaneously touching a window frame which had a powerful electrical current passing through it. The current originated in an air conditioner which had been manufactured by defendant Kelvinator Corporation and was later installed by the Guam Memorial Hospital. The Hospital is not a part of this action.
The district judge refused to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Chisholm Brothers Farm Equipment Co. v. International Harvester CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Bobsee Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- James G. Cockrum v. Charles E. Whitney and Philip C. LoucksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Nanakuli Paving & Rock Co. v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Nanakuli Paving and Rock Company, a Division of Grace Brothers, Ltd., a Hawaii Corporation v. Shell Oil Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Nanakuli Paving and Rock Company, a Division of Grace Brothers, Ltd., a Hawaii Corporation v. Shell Oil Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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