Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania Railroad v. Sun Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 4, 1956No. Appeal, 180PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,
This is a suit in assumpsit brought by The Pennsylvania Railroad Company against the Sun Oil Company to recover by way of restitution a sum which the Railroad paid in settlement to one of its employes who was injured in an accident.
The accident occurred in Sun’s yards on tracks owned and controlled by it. The Railroad’s employe, Healy, was the conductor of a freight crew engaged in spotting (i.e. placing) cars within the confines of Sun’s yards. Sun’s yardmaster directed what work was to be done. While “cutting” a car for spotting, Healy was crushed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Waylander-Peterson Co. v. Great Northern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
- Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. Dobry Flour Mills, IncCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Terminal R. Ass'n of St. Louis v. FitzjohnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
- Joseph v. Rochester Motor Coach Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
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3Cited by4 opinions
- John F. Kennedy v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and Third-Party v. United States Steel Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Rommell v. US Steel Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
- Dorward v. Consolidated Rail Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- John F. Kennedy v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and Third-Party v. United States Steel Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960