Legal Opinion
Pomeroy v. Pennsylvania Railroad
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 6, 1955No. Civ. A. No. 3452-51PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PINE, District Judge.
Robert Livingston Pomeroy, executor of the estate of his deceased wife, Elizabeth Eagan Pomeroy, sued the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for damages on account of her death by wrongful act, Section 16-1201 et seq., D.C.Code 1951. After verdict for plaintiff, defendant moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative for a new trial, and these are the motions presently before me.
At the trial, plaintiff called three witnesses. Defendant called none, and stood on its motion for a directed verdict. Plaintiff’s three witnesses were a draftsman employed by…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Ora Greene Hudson, Administratrix of the Estate of Garland Hudson, Deceased v. David Lazarus, Samuel Juster and Calvin JusterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Shewmaker v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Jackson v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Washington Loan & Trust Co. v. HickeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by2 opinions
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Robert Livingston Pomeroy, of the Estate of Elizabeth Eagan PomeroyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Robert Livingston Pomeroy, of the Estate of Elizabeth Eagan PomeroyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957