Legal Opinion
Kimmel v. Yankee Lines, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 9, 1954No. Civ. A. 9891PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
These are Survival and Wrongful Death Actions based on negligence arising out of an automobile collision at a highway intersection which occurred in Pennsylvania.
The case was administered by jury trial.
In answer to specific interrogatories, the jury found that decedent was free of contributory negligence and defendant’s negligence was the proximate cause of the accident.
A verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff for $1,691 pursuant to the Survival Action, and $7,200 pursuant to the Wrongful Death Action.
The instant motion is for a new trial and/or judgment…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- King v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Masterson v. Pennsylvania R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Genevieve RussellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1957
- Dudley v. PrimaNevada Supreme Court · 1968
- Kowtko v. Delaware and Hudson Railroad Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- Creighton v. RuarkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- Ries v. SandersDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1964
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