Legal Opinion
Sochanski v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 15, 1979No. Civ. A. 75-2903PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HANNUM, District Judge.
This diversity products liability case was tried to a jury, the issues of liability bifurcated from those relating to damages. The liability questions were submitted to the jury solely under the theory of Restatement (Second) of Torts, § 402A, 1 the plaintiff having abandoned other theories of liability. 2 In answers to special interrogatories the jury found that the products sold by the defendants were defective when sold; the defects rendered the products unreasonably dangerous to the plaintiff; the defects were proximate causes of his accident;…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Kuisis v. Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Salvador v. Atlantic Steel Boiler Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- 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
- Bialek v. Pittsburgh Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Sochanski v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Sochanski, Stanley J. v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. John F. Solomon, Jr., Palmer Tire Company, Geneva Metal Wheels CoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Stanley J. Sochanski, in No. 82-1036 v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, and Cross-Appellant in No. 82-1037. And the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. John F. Solomon, Jr., Palmer Tire Company, Geneva Metal Wheels CoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982