Legal Opinion
Shipley v. Pittsburgh & L. E. R. Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 7, 1947No. Civ. A. 5586PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, District Judge.
On April 10, 1946, a class action was instituted by 24 named plaintiffs, each of whom was a trainman, against the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, claiming compensation for coupling air hose. The complaint states that it is a class action where there is “A common question of law or fact affecting their several rights and a common relief is sought.” In the original complaint each of the named plaintiffs possessed requisite diversity of citizenship and a claim in the proper jurisdictional amount to give the federal court jurisdiction…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Healy v. RattaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. United States Realty & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Zahn v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- William Harris v. Palm Springs Alpine Estates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Hurd v. Illinois Bell Telephone CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1955
- Shipley v. Pittsburgh & L. E. R. Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1949
- Burney v. North American Rockwell CorporationDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1969
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