Legal Opinion
Headen v. Pope & Talbot, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 11, 1958No. 12253PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
Problems at once absorbing and perplexing confront a court when the facts of an appeal involve the presumption of the continuance of a prior marriage in direct conflict with the presumption of the validity of a subsequent marriage. This is such an appeal.
Fred Headen was employed as a longshoreman by the Jarka Corporation. He was killed on April 9, 1953, while assisting in unloading cargo from a vessel of the defendant.
Plaintiff is administratrix of the estate of Fred Headen. She brought action in the district court under the Pennsylvania wrongful death act, alleging that…
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- Brigham v. FayerweatherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Pierce v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
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