Legal Opinion
Dale v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 24, 1989No. 53 W.D. and 90 W.D. Appeal Docket 1987PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
Howard F. Dale was employed as a pipefitter with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company from 1944 to 1981. *99From 1945 until 1955 Dale removed asbestos impregnated insulation from steam locomotives. When Dale retired in 1981, he was totally disabled and was diagnosed by his doctor as suffering from asthma and asbestosis. The gravamen of Dale’s complaint, brought pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, is that B & 0 negligently exposed him to asbestos so as to cause his disability. The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), provides, in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by19 opinions
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