Legal Opinion
Pritts v. Walter Lowery Trucking Company
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 3, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-1241PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SNYDER, District Judge.
The Court in this diversity action has before it a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment filed by the Plaintiff to eliminate the defense of contributory negligence and assumption of risk by reason of the failure to wear a seat belt.
An accident occurred at the intersection of Interstate 80 and Pennsylvania Route 897 in Lawrence Township, Clear-field County, Pennsylvania, and the Decedent, a passenger in an automobile driven by Dennis L. Merrey, was thrown from the car and killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer owned by the Defendant and operated by…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Spier v. BarkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Bentzler v. BraunWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Miller v. MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
- Kavanagh v. ButoracIndiana Court of Appeals · 1966
- Keystone Aeronautics Corporation, a Corporation v. R. J. Enstrom Corporation, a Corporation v. Foundry Allied Industries, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Mary Vizzini, Administratrix of the Estate of Salvatore Vizzini, Deceased v. Ford Motor Company C/o C. T. Corp. SystemCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Insurance Co. of North America v. PasakarnisSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1978
- LaHue v. General Motors Corp.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1989
- Parise v. FehnelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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