Legal Opinion
Pearce v. Pennsylvania R.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 13, 1946No. Civ. A. No. 5491PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARD, District Judge.
This is a motion, under Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, by defendant Esther Hofkin, individually and trading as Penn Galvanizing Company, to dismiss the complaint as to the moving party for want' of jurisdiction.
The complaint alleges a cause of action substantially as follows:
Plaintiff, a citizen of Pennsylvania, was an employee of defendant Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce. Defendant Esther Hofkin owns and operates a building at 2201 E. Tioga Street, Philadelphia, and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Tullgren v. JasperDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1939
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Sheppard v. Atlantic States Gas Co. of Pennsylvania, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Pearce v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Kelly v. Pennsylvania R.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
- Town of Gordon v. Great American Ins. Co., Inc.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2004
- Mitchell v. Delaware & H. R. Corp.District Court, N.D. New York · 1953
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