Legal Opinion

Wetzel v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 18, 1980No. Civ. A. 76-2250PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.

The defendant, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, 1 has moved for summary judgment against the plaintiff, Judith B. Wetzel, in this 402A action. The defendant claims that the wrongful death action instituted by the plaintiff is barred by the applicable statute of limitations, and that the plaintiff has not alleged a survival action, which it concedes would not be barred by the applicable statute of limitations. The plaintiff controverts each of the defendant’s claims.

This action arises out of the crash of an A — 4C naval aircraft on July 23, 1974 at the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Smith v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  2. Ayers v. MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Robert W. Perks v. The Firestone Tire & Rubber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  4. Becker v. Interstate PropertiesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  5. Ragan v. SteenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dorothy Williams v. Borden, Inc., and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
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  4. O'brien, Ann C. v. Eli Lilly & Company E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. The Upjohn Company, and Winthrop Company, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  5. O'brien, Ann C. v. Eli Lilly & Company E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. The Upjohn Company, and Winthrop Company, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982

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