Legal Opinion
Chamberlain v. Carborundum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 19, 1973No. Nos. 72-1636, 72-1637PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity wrongful death case Pennsylvania law governs. Plaintiff’s decedent, John Chamberlain, was killed *32when an abrasive wheel on a grinder he was using in the course of his employment shattered. A fragment pierced his abdomen. Plaintiff, Chamberlain’s administratrix, sued the manufacturer, Carborundum Company, under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death and Survival Statutes, asserting strict liability. See Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A (1965); Webb v. Zern, 422 Pa. 424, 220 A.2d 853 (1966). Carborundum joined as a third-party defendant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Maio v. FahsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- PULLER (Et Al.) v. PullerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Brown v. DickeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Greco v. Bucciconi Engineering Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Cartel Capital Corp. v. Fireco of New JerseySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- General Motors Corp. v. SimmonsTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Arctic Structures, Inc. v. WedmoreAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- Wolfe v. Ford Motor Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Edward Rabatin v. Columbus Lines, Inc. And Union Carbide Corporation. Appeal of Columbus Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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