Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Reading Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 10, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 69-1603PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*454MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHN W. LORD, Jr., Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Melvin Tucker, was injured in the course of his employment with defendant Reading Company, and brought suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. Reading sought to obtain indemnity under the contract from Royce Kershaw, manufacturer of the equipment involved, as well as contribution for concurrent negligence. The F.E.L.A. action was settled for $235,000.00. Royce Kershaw argued that it had not received sufficient notice under the contract to hold it liable for indemnity. This Court, on June 28, 1971,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Crescent Amusement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Gaudiosi v. MellonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- District 65, Distributive, Processing and Office Workers Union of New York and New Jersey, Formerly Local 65 v. McKagueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- Healy v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Rutledge v. VonfeldtWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
- Financial Management Corp. v. Wyoming Electric Sign Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1977
- Tucker v. Reading CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
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