Legal Opinion
Rodgers v. Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 27, 1956No. Civ. A. No. 13163PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
This is an action under the Safety Appliance Act and/or Federal Employers’ Liability Act to recover damages for injuries sustained while plaintiff was employed as a brakeman for the Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad Company. 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51 et seq., 11, 53.
Upon jury trial, a verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $75,000.60.
In answer to specific interrogatories, the jury found the total amount of damages to be $83,334 but attributed 10 per cent of the negligence which was a proximate cause of the accident to the plaintiff.1
The matters before the court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Brady v. Terminal Railroad Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Patton v. Baltimore & O. R. Co. (Duquesne Slag Products Co., Third Party Defendant) (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- Chicago, B. & Q. R. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1913
- Philadelphia & R. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1911
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mumma v. Reading CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1965
- Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1959
- McGee v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Hercules, Inc. v. EilersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Trustees of the Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Golden Nugget, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 1988
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