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WAGNER v. GRANNIS

Civ. A. No. 86-65.

287 F.Supp. 18 (1968)

Adeline E. WAGNER, Administratrix of the Estate of Charles A. Grove, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. Robert T. GRANNIS, Sarah Grannis, Venango Federal Savings and Loan Association, J. Bernard Klapec and Andrew Sabol, Individually, and doing business as Klapec & Sabol, and Edward W. Koerber, Defendants.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

July 25, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan H. Cohen, of Gatz, Cohen & O'Brien, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

Will J. Schaaf, Erie, Pa., for defendant Grannis.

John G. Gent, Erie, Pa., for defendant Klapec & Sabol.

John A. Blackmore, Erie, Pa., for defendant Koerber.

Richard H. Scobell, Erie, Pa., for defendant Venango.

OPINION

WEBER, District Judge.

This is a diversity negligence action for wrongful death under Pennsylvania law. Its difficulties arise out of an attempt to impose liabilities on third parties for the death of a workman where statutory liability has been placed upon the employer regardless of negligence on his part. The awards under such compensation acts are often considered inadequate, and less than can be realized...

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