DE LAPE v. LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO CO.

No. 7554-M.

25 F.Supp. 1006 (1939)

DE LAPE v. LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO CO.

District Court, S. D. California, Central Division.

January 17, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Austin E. Longcroft and Fred Mansur, both of Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff.

Frank P. Doherty and William R. Gallagher, both of Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant.


McCORMICK, District Judge.

In this action for damages for personal injuries caused by the smoking of a defectively fabricated cigarette, the primary issue of liability of the manufacturer is dependent upon the law of the State of California. The case is here solely because of the diversity of citizenship status of the parties. It was commenced by the plaintiff, a citizen and resident of California, in the state court, and was removed here by the defendant, a New Jersey...

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