Legal Opinion
Rose v. Phillips Packing Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 2, 1937No. 6067PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
This case, on the issue raised by the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s declara tion, presents an interesting question in the field of “Conflict of Laws”. The jurisdiction of the court is based on diverse citizenship. The plaintiff, a Virginia citizen appointed as administratrix of the estate of her infant son in Virginia, is suing the defendant, a Maryland corporation. The suit is based on the Virginia Wrongful Death Statute (Code 1919, § 5786 et seq., as amended)' which is a form of the well-known Lord Campbell’s Act.
The declaration contains four counts each of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Loucks v. . Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Stewart v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. BabcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Beatrice Antonette Tramontana v. S. A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense, a Brazilian Corporation, T/a Varig AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Gearheart v. Haskell BurressSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1963
- Richardson v. Pacific Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1941
- Debbis v. Hertz CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1967
- Willis v. Pan American Refining Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1939
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