Legal Opinion

Kelly v. General Electric Co.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided February 24, 1953No. Civ. 11545PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARY, District Judge.

This is an action instituted by plaintiff, an employee of General Electric Company, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover for injuries sustained when he was run down by a switching engine, owned and operated by the defendant, on its tracks within the confines of its plant at 69th Street and Elmwood Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The matter is presently before me on defendant’s motion for judgment on the ground that the complaint fails to set forth a cause of action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act in that the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Tap Line CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. Lehigh Navigation Coal Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Barker v. Hartman Steel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
  5. Crane Railroad Co. v. Central Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915

3Cited by38 opinions

  1. New York Susquehanna and Western Railway Corp. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
  2. Lone Star Steel Company v. Lois McGeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  3. Lynch v. McStome & Lincoln Plaza AssociatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. McCuneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  5. Thomas L. Mickler v. The Nimishillen and Tuscarawas Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993

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