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PARKER v. READING COMPANY

No. 15593.

363 F.2d 608 (1966)

Robert T. PARKER, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph M. Gossner, Deceased v. READING COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1966.

Rehearing Denied August 23, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Dautrich, Philadelphia, Pa. (White & Williams, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

James E. Beasley, Philadelphia, Pa. (Sheldon L. Albert, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

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

HASTIE, Circuit Judge.

This negligence case arises out of a fatal accident in the City of Philadelphia. It is within federal jurisdiction solely because of diversity of citizenship. The plaintiff's claims are asserted under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death and Survival Acts, and the legal issues upon which this appeal turns are questions of Pennsylvania law.

In the trial court the decedent's administrator obtained...

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