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KERNAN v. GULF OIL CORPORATION

Civ. A. Nos. 15908, 16001.

201 F.Supp. 117 (1961)

William J. KERNAN, Administrator of the Estate of Arthur E. Milan, Deceased v. GULF OIL CORPORATION. John J. MEEHAN, Administrator of the Estate of Donald H. Worrell, Deceased v. GULF OIL CORPORATION.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

December 14, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freedman, Landy & Lorry, by Abraham E. Freedman, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, John B. Hannum, 3rd, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

WOOD, District Judge.

The above diversity actions brought under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death and Survival Act, 12 P.S. § 1601 et seq.; 20 P.S. § 320.601 et seq., were consolidated for trial, limited to the question of liability, on March 20, 1961. The deaths occurred almost nine years previously on November 18, 1952. Prior actions involving this controversy had been tried in 1953 in the case of Kernan v. American Dredging Co., D.C.,

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