Sherk v. DAISY-HEDDON, ETC.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• determining that the evidence presented precluded a finding that the allegedly inadequate warnings caused the harm
• stating that there is no duty to warn of open and obvious dangers
• equating liability without proof of negligence, i.e., breach of duty of care, to liability without fault
• equating liability without proof of negligence, i.e., breach of duty of care, to liability without fault
• where lethal propensity of toy gun was known or should have been known to user, manufacturer not strictly liable for failure to warn
• where lethal propensity of toy gun was known or should have been known to user, manufacturer not strictly liable for failure to warn

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

82 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Tincher, T. v. Omega Flex, Inc., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-11-19· cited 247×
• Phillips v. A-Best Products Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-10-18· cited 218×
• Dambacher by Dambacher v. Mallis
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-07-16· cited 190×
• Fleck v. KDI Sylvan Pools, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1992-12-04· cited 146×
• Burch v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-10-21· cited 142×
• Van Buskirk v. Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd.
  Third Circuit· 1985-04-17· cited 136×
• Baughn v. Honda Motor Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1986-11-06· cited 109×
• Alvin DILLINGER, Appellant, v. CATERPILLAR, INC., a Delaware Corporation; Wheeler MacHinery Company, Inc., a Utah Corporation
  Third Circuit· 1992-04-01· cited 87×
• MacKowick v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-05-22· cited 86×
• Hahn v. Richter
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-03-28· cited 83×
• Michael SURACE; Alice Surace, H/w, Appellants, v. CATERPILLAR, INC.; CMI Corporation, Appellees
  Third Circuit· 1997-04-22· cited 71×
• Conti, Patricia and Conti, Richard, Husband and Wife v. Ford Motor Company and Winner Ford, J/s/a v. Richard Conti. Appeal of Ford Motor Company
  Third Circuit· 1984-10-12· cited 66×
• Rogers v. Johnson & Johnson Products, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-10-20· cited 65×
• Harford Mutual Insurance v. Moorhead
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-07-25· cited 65×
• Ellis v. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-07-01· cited 61×
• Petree, David and Petree, Diana L., His Wife v. Victor Fluid Power, Inc. Appeal of David Petree and Diana Petree
  Third Circuit· 1987-10-28· cited 55×
• Blum Ex Rel. Blum v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-12-29· cited 54×
• Mazur v. Merck & Co., Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1990-06-29· cited 53×
• Coward v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-04-14· cited 50×
• Marianne POWELL v. J.T. POSEY COMPANY, Appellant
  Third Circuit· 1985-07-02· cited 46×

Cites

69 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1978-01-16· cited 581×
• Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 413×
• Berkebile v. Brantly Helicopter Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-05-19· cited 412×
• Suter v. San Angelo Foundry & MacHine Company
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1979-07-31· cited 358×
• Incollingo v. Ewing
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-10-12· cited 339×
• Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp.
  California Supreme Court· 1972-10-17· cited 336×
• Incollingo v. EWING
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-01-25· cited 315×
• Turner v. General Motors Corp.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1979-06-13· cited 248×
• Kuisis v. Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-05-22· cited 243×
• Cartel Capital Corp. v. Fireco of New Jersey
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1980-01-23· cited 181×
• Whitner v. Lojeski
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1970-03-25· cited 162×
• Jiminez v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1971-03-24· cited 154×
• Phillips v. Kimwood MacHine Company
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1974-09-06· cited 154×
• Lydia Basko v. Sterling Drug, Inc., and Winthrop Laboratories
  Second Circuit· 1969-10-07· cited 152×
• Salvador v. Atlantic Steel Boiler Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-05-22· cited 145×
• Cepeda v. Cumberland Engineering Company, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1978-04-26· cited 139×
• Heaton v. Ford Motor Co.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1967-12-29· cited 121×
• FLICKINGER ESTATE v. Ritsky
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-05-23· cited 121×
• Martinez v. Dixie Carriers, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1976-03-29· cited 108×
• Sterling Drug, Inc., a Corporation v. Irene M. Yarrow
  Eighth Circuit· 1969-03-12· cited 96×