Legal Opinion

TRACEY BY TRACEY v. Winchester Repeating Arms Co.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided August 28, 1990No. Civ. A. 87-0207PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

O’NEILL, District Judge.

I. Introduction.

This is a product liability action. Plaintiffs 1 allege that on January 12, 1985 a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun discharged and injured plaintiff Tara Tracey. Plaintiffs’ Complaint contains five counts alleging strict liability, negligence, breach of warranty, medical expenses and wanton, reckless and/or intentional misconduct. Defendants 2 have moved for summary judgment on the grounds that they did not manufacture the shotgun in question. Plaintiffs have filed a cross-motion for summary judgment. 3

Defendants argue that because they are the…

2Cases cited66 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Ray v. Alad Corp.California Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Schumacher v. Richards Shear Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Turner v. Bituminous Casualty Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Berg Chilling Systems, Inc. v. Hull Corporation Sp Industries, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
  2. Glynwed, Inc. v. Plastimatic, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1994
  3. Fiber-Lite Corp. v. Molded Acoustical Products of Easton, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Fizzano Brothers Concrete Products, Inc. v. XLN, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. LaFountain v. Webb Industries Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991

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