Legal Opinion
Worcester v. Pure Torpedo Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 4, 1944No. 8258PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action to recover damages alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in shooting an oil well with nitroglycerine. The case has been tried twice and in both trials the issues and pleadings were the same. At the first trial the verdict was for the defendant. Upon appeal we reversed because of erroneous admission and exclusion of evidence, 7 Cir., 127 F.2d 945. There was a second trial before a jury and a verdict for the plaintiff. From judgment thereon defendant appeals.
On this appeal defendant contends chiefly that the trial…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Illinois Central Railroad v. SilerIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Chicago Union Traction Co. v. RobertsIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Village of Clayton v. BrooksIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Worcester v. Pure Torpedo Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Herman v. Hess Oil Virgin Island Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Van Sant v. American Express Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Stueber v. Admiral Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- Eleonora Sitta, Administratrix of the Estate of Pasquale Vitucci, Deceased v. American Steel and Wire Division of United States Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1958
- McLeod v. Union Barge Line Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1951
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