Legal Opinion
Sevits v. McKiernan-Terry Corporation (New Jersey)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 14, 1967No. 65 Civ. 1804PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRYAN, District Judge:
This is a diversity action to recover damages for personal injuries.
Plaintiff was seriously injured on August 19, 1963, while serving in the United States Navy aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Constellation when he wa.s struck in the legs by an arresting cable used for landing planes. Plaintiff alleges that the cable came loose due to the failure of an arresting engine or brake manufactured by the McKiernanTerry defendants. The amended complaint asserts two claims for relief based upon negligence, and one claim for breach of warranty. 1
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Harold Noel Arrowsmith, Jr. v. United Press InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. TashireSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. v. Barnes & Reinecke, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Mississippi Publishing Corp. v. MurphreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Craig v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Ned Coleman v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., and Third-Party v. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Craig v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- R. Clinton Construction Co. v. Bryant & Reaves, Inc.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1977
- Lee v. Ohio Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1978
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