Legal Opinion
Eisel v. Columbia Packing Company
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 25, 1960No. Civ. A. 58-1061PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, District Judge.
In this diversity jurisdiction case the question is whether under the law of Massachusetts the manufacturer of an alleged defective product when sued by the ultimate consumer complaining of injuries he says were caused by that product has the benefit of a judgment theretofore rendered in an action by the customer against the retailer wherein it was determined that the customer’s injuries were not caused by the product.
Plaintiff is a citizen of Connecticut. Defendant is a Massachusetts corporation which packages hams and sells them to a Connecticut retailer.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bigelow v. Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Israel v. Wood Dolson Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Bruszewski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co. v. BigelowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Giedrewicz v. DonovanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Overseas Motors, Inc. v. Import Motors Limited, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1974
- The Poster Exchange, Inc. v. National Screen Service Corporation, Columbia Pictures Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Kern v. HettingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Mike Oldham, Charles J. Oldham and Rona Oldham v. Margaret Ann PritchettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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