Legal Opinion
Bush v. Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 16, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-907PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, a United Parcel Service (UPS) employee, sued Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Corp. (C & NW). He alleged that he had sustained personal injuries caused by a hole in the floor of a truck trailer owned by C & NW. The action was removed to this court from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia. After removal, plaintiff amended his complaint to join Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) as a defendant. He alleged as a basis of liability that Conrail was in possession and control of the trailer before the accident. Conrail, seeking…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dilks v. Flohr ChevroletSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Pittsburgh Steel Co. v. Patterson-Emerson-Comstock, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Westinghouse Electric Co. v. Murphy, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Gimbel Brothers, Inc. v. William H. Vanderherchen, Inc. v. Belgrade Wagon Works, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Manhattan Ry. Co. v. CornellNew York Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Clement v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- DiPietro v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Burke v. Koch IndustriesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Clement v. Consolidated Rail Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1990
- Hicks v. Armstrong Cork Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County1986
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