Legal Opinion
Pierro v. Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 26, 1950No. 10254PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
This action was commenced pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, to recover damages for the death of James Pierro suffered by the plaintiff, his widow, and their children. The plaintiff lost her case below on the jury’s verdict and her alternative motions for a new trial or for judgment were denied by the trial judge. She now appeals asserting prejudicial errors in the instructions given to the jury with respect to negligence and causation and to-the fitness of her husband for the work he was then performing.
James Pierro had been in the employ of the defendant…
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- Ahmed v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Green v. Reading Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
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