Legal Opinion
Schwab v. Erie Lackawanna Railroad
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 42-69PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEBER, District Judge.
This is an action in which plaintiff employee named as defendants both his employer railroad and Groves the party allegedly responsible under a written agreement with defendant railroad for the safety of the private crossing at which the accident happened. Jurisdiction of the claim against the railroad is based on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act; against Groves it is based on diversity. Liability is asserted against Groves on a mixture of common law negligence allegations and third-party beneficiary allegations.
Defendants railroad and Groves joined as…
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