Legal Opinion
Patch v. Stanley Works
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 17, 1971No. Nos. 663, 664, 681, Dockets 34943, 34947, 34961PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Defendants-appellants Stanley Works (Stanley Chemical Company Division) and Thomas Keller were sued by the Ad-ministratrix of the Estate of Parker P. Patch for having wrongfully caused the death of Patch, and by Joseph A. Soucy for having caused Soucy to be injured. From judgments on jury verdicts in favor of each of the plaintiffs the defendants appeal. A jury verdict in the Patch action was returned for $97,000, which amount upon defendants’ motion was reduced to $40,000 by the order of the trial judge, and plaintiff-administratrix cross-appeals from that order.…
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