Legal Opinion
Zeiger v. Pennsylvania R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 20, 1908No. 34PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania. ’ , . ■
1Opinion of the Court
DALLAS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in error brought an action to recover damages for the death of his son, which, it was alleged, had been caused by the negligence of the defendant in the operation of a train of cars upon which that son was a passenger. The declaration having set forth that the plaintiff was a citizen and resident of the Kingdom of Hungary, the defendant demurred upon the ground that a nonresident alien parent could not maintain such an action. The demurrer was sustained, and thereupon this writ of error was sued out.
The argument of the plaintiff in error is:
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Elmendorf v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
- Deni v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
- Maiorano v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Zeiger v. Pennsylvania R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1907
3Cited by5 opinions
- Anustasakas v. International Contract Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1908
- Fulco v. Schuylkill Stone Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1909
- Fulco v. Schuylkill Stone Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1908
- Saveljich v. Lytle Logging & Mercantile Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1909
- Debitulia v. Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1909