Legal Opinion
Dickinson v. Jones
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 28, 1932No. Appeal, 211PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Schaffer,
The question which confronts us on this appeal is: May a suit be maintained in a Pennsylvania court by an administrator appointed in this State of a decedent who was killed in the State of New York by the negligent act of the defendants? The court below decided that it may be and from this ruling defendants appeal.
The action to recover damages for wrongful death is the creation of statute. The common law afforded no remedy. With us the Act of April 26, 1855, P. L. 309, and its amendment of June 7, 1911, P. L. 678, give the right of recovery to the surviving…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rosenzweig v. HellerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Wooden v. West. N. Y. & Penn. RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Usher v. West Jersey R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Centofanti v. Penna. R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- LaBar v. New York, Susquehanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Foley v. the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Paxos v. Jarka CorporationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Minkin v. MinkinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Maxson v. McElhinneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Sudol Et Ux. v. GorgaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
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