Legal Opinion
John F. Kennedy v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and Third-Party v. United States Steel Corporation, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 14, 1960No. 12870_1PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
In this litigation under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51, the original plaintiff sued his employer, Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Railroad), for damages resulting from injuries sustained allegedly as the result of the railroad’s negligence which consisted inter alia in faulty maintenance of the track involved and of inefficient air brakes on the train which plaintiff had been riding just prior to having jumped or been thrown off. The defendant railroad filed a third-party complaint against United States Steel Corporation (Steel). That set out…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Lanni v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Yania v. BiganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Waylander-Peterson Co. v. Great Northern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
- Engle v. ReiderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. AyersSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Western Steamship Lines, Inc. v. San Pedro Peninsula HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
- Shields, Arnett L. v. Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Bethlehem Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Poleto v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Third-Party v. Erie Avenue Warehouse Co., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
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