Legal Opinion
Concettina B. Bordonaro, Administratrix, and United Aircraft Corporation v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 21, 1961No. 113, Docket 26187PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Circuit Judge.
This case was brought by the adminis-tratrix of the estate of Gordon S. Dayton under the provisions of the Connecticut Wrongful Death Act. Conn.Gen.Stat. § 3230d (1955 Supp.). Federal jurisdiction was based upon diversity of citizenship. The district court entered a summary judgment for the defendant dismissing the complaint; whereupon the plaintiff appealed.
Decedent was employed by United Aircraft Corporation as a “set-up man” for induction heating machines. The machine on which he was working on March 8, 1957, had been manufactured by the defendant, Westinghouse…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Vilcinskas v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Grabarek v. Connecticut Adamant Plaster Co.Connecticut Superior Court · 1936
3Cited by4 opinions
- Boains v. Lasar Manufacturing CompanyDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1971
- Benco Plastics, Inc. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1974
- State of Maryland Ex Rel. Barresi v. HatchDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1961
- De Paola v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1961