Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1953-05-18

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Mr. Chief Justice Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court. Cheek Wells was killed in Alabama when a grinding wheel with which he was working burst. The wheel had been manufactured by the respondent, a corporation with its principal place of business in Pennsylvania. The ad-ministratrix of the estate of Cheek Wells brought an action for damages in the federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania afte…

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