Legal Opinion
Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 18, 1953No. 394Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
345 U.S. 514 (1953)
WELLS, ADMINISTRATRIX,
v.
SIMONDS ABRASIVE CO.
No. 394.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued January 7, 1953.
Decided May 18, 1953.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT.
Charles J. Biddle argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Henry S. Drinker and Francis Hopkinson.
Philip Price argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · VinsonChief Justice Vinson
Cheek Wells was killed in Alabama when a grinding wheel with which he was working burst. The wheel had been manufactured by the respondent, a corporation with its principal place of business in…
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