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BLACKBURN v. AETNA FREIGHT LINES, INC.

No. 15863.

368 F.2d 345 (1966)

Louise BLACKBURN, Administratrix of the Estate of Albert A. Blackburn, Deceased, v. The AETNA FREIGHT LINES, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided November 15, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Reinstadtler, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Frederick N. Egler, Egler, McGregor & Reinstadtler, Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Paul E. Moses, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Robert B. Ivory, Evans, Ivory & Evans, Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before GANEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.

Albert A. Blackburn, while operating a tractor-trailer unit on October 17, 1963, was killed in a collision. Wrongful death and survival actions under the Pennsylvania statutes initiated by his widow resulted in a verdict of $80,000 in the former action and $22,000 in the latter. Motions for a new trial were denied by the Court and this appeal followed.

Liability is not disputed, nor is the correctness...

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