Legal Opinion
Blackburn v. Aetna Freight Lines, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 15, 1966No. Civ. A. No. 63-989PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge:
This is an action under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Statute, 12 Pa. P.S. §§ 1601-1604, and Survival Statute, 20 Pa.P.S. § 320.601 et seq., arising out of an automobile accident in which the husband of the fiduciary plaintiff and father of the minor son was instantly killed at the age of fifty-seven.1-
*291There is no question but what liability exists.
The matter before the Court is a Motion for New Trial solely as to damages.
It is claimed the verdicts under each of the statutes were excessive and based on conjecture and not supported by probative evidence; that evidence as…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Dan Lind v. Schenley Industries IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Trowbridge v. Abrasive Co. Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- Masterson v. Pennsylvania R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Lebeck v. William A. Jarvis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Byce v. American Honda Motor Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- McElroy v. Cessna Aircraft Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Domeracki v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970