Legal Opinion
Tomaine v. Pennsylvania Railroad
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 27, 1956No. Civ. A. No. 12076PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McILVAINE, District Judge.
In this case the plaintiff brought suit against the defendant railroad to recover damages he suffered as a result of injuries sustained by him while employed on said railroad on February 16, 1953, as a car inspector. On that day there was a derailment. The plaintiff was injured while inspecting a derailed car when a rail sprung on which a crew of men were working. The rail struck the plaintiff’s right foot, knocking him to the ground.
Following the accident he was taken to the Rochester Hospital and placed under the care of the company surgeon, Dr. John Boal.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Moran v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Pearl Thomas, Administratrix of the Estate of Lewis Samuel Thomas, Deceased v. Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Foresman v. PepinDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1946
3Cited by2 opinions
- Taylor v. Monongahela Railway Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
- Brown v. N.C. Department of CorrectionsNorth Carolina Industrial Commission · 2002