Legal Opinion

Frederick Et Ux. v. Yellow Cab Co. Of Philadelphia

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 26, 1952No. 10818PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HASTIE, Circuit Judge.

Virginia Frederick, a taxicab passenger, and her husband have . invoked diversity jurisdiction to obtain federal adjudication of their claim against the Yellow Cab- Company for injury said to have been caused by the negligent movement of a taxicab while Mrs. Frederick was alighting from it. The accident occurred in Philadelphia, suit was filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the contested issues, other than that which concerns a Federal Rule of -Civil Procedure, are governed by Pennsylvania law. A jury awarded the plaintiffs'…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Saganowich v. HachikianSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. Hrabak v. HummelDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Schickel v. Yellow Cab CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  4. Wolf v. C. Schmidt & Sons Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Dorothea Richmond v. Sherwood BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
  2. T-Craft Aero Club, Inc. v. BloughIdaho Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Sikyta v. Arrow Stage Lines, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Genevieve Derewecki, Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph W. Derewecki, Deceased v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
  5. Elena Castilleja v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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