Legal Opinion
Joseph Galvin v. William H. Jennings, Individually and Trading as Poison Pete's Tavern
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 6, 1961No. 13443_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is a tort case in which the District Court for the District of New Jersey gave judgment for the defendant on. the ground that the complaint failed “to state a cause upon which relief may or can be granted.” At this stage, of course, the complaint “must be viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff.” Frederick Hart & Co. v. Recordgraph Corp., 3 Cir., 1948, 169 F.2d 580, 581. The case is in federal court on the grounds of diversity only. The events on which the complaint is based all oc*16curred in New Jersey1 and the rights and liabilities of the parties are…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Rappaport v. NicholsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Frederick Hart & Co. v. Recordgraph CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Koenig v. Patrick Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Black v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Schmidt v. Driscoll Hotel, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Pence v. KetchumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Brannigan v. RaybuckArizona Supreme Court · 1983
- Melo-Sonics Corporation and Southwest Oil Corporation v. David Cropp, Chalmers C. Jordan, Robert W. Lingo and Glass-Tite Industries, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Nolan v. MorelliSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Price v. HalsteadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
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