Plough v. Baltimore & OR Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
CPIASE, Circuit Judge.
These appeals are by the plaintiffs from four judgments for the defendant in that *255number of actions brought to recover damages sustained in a railroad crossing accident. They were consolidated for trial and tried by jury in the District Court for the Western District of New York. They were argued together in this court and one opinion will serve to dispose of them. Diversity is the basis of federal jurisdiction.
The accident occurred at about 10 o’clock on the morning of a clear day in January, 1944, when a truck belonging to the Iroquis Gas Corporation and driven by…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- District of Columbia v. ArmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Sprinkle v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
- Watson v. AdamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
- Majestic v. Louisville & NR Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
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- Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company v. FordSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- R.H.W. Leathers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Audrey S. Hartel v. The Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Plough v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Raymond G. Cahill v. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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