Legal Opinion
Jacob Norton v. Railway Express Agency, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 9, 1969No. 17715_1PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
This is a tort action sounding in negligence which is in the federal courts solely because of the diversity of citizenship of the litigants. It requires us to consider the familiar doctrines of reasonable care and respondeat superior as interpreted by the courts of Pennsylvania. The facts are not complicated.
The plaintiff-appellant worked as a handyman for a supper club in Erie, Pennsylvania. In response to a club order for food, the defendant-appellee Railway Express delivered a 226 pound barrel of meat to the premises. On arrival, the defendant’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BehymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States v. 60.14 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Warren and McKean Counties, State of Pennsylvania, and Arthur W. SeibelCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Speyer, Inc. v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Moodie v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Anzenberger v. NICKOLSSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Don Chuy, in No. 77-1412 v. The Philadelphia Eagles Football Club (Sued as "The Philadelphia Eagles"), in No. 77-1411 and the National Football LeagueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- R. H. Fulton v. Chicago, Rock Island And Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- United States Fo America v. Orville J. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Shuman Estate v. WeberSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- United States v. Citgo Asphalt Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
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