Legal Opinion
Robert C. Imm, Sr. v. Union Railroad Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 11, 1961No. 13501PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises the very interesting question whether a suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. A. § 51 et seq. can be brought in federal court where the amount involved is less than $10,000. The plaintiff in this case sought damages for a sprained ankle and reduced earnings during the time he was recovering. In a non jury trial he recovered a judgment for $500. At the defendant’s request the trial judge made a finding that the amount in controversy was at all times less than $10,000.
The defendant makes two points. The first has to do with Section…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- The Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Rubylee Davis, in No. 73-1249. v. George W. Romney, Individually and in His Capacity as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in No. 73-1420Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Weiner v. Bank of King of PrussiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Charles M. Fraley v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Joseph W. Hales v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Finnerty v. CowenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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