Legal Opinion
Poff v. Pennsylvania R.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 29, 1944No. Civil Action No. 3556PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALSTON, District Judge.
The matter for decision is a motion made by the defendant to set aside the verdict rendered by the jury for the plaintiff in the sum of $8,500 on the ground that Helen C. Poff is not authorized to maintain an action for her own benefit in circumstances which show that there are nearer surviving relatives of the deceased.
The action is under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, Title 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60. The decedent died as a result of injuries which he sustained in defendant’s employ as a railroad engineer. At the trial, defendants admitted liability for the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Poff v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Poff v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1946