Legal Opinion
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Robert Livingston Pomeroy, of the Estate of Elizabeth Eagan Pomeroy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 2, 1957No. 12912_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*438WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the question of the liability of a railroad for the disappearance and death of a passenger. The ap-pellee Pomeroy (hereinafter referred to as plaintiff) sued in the District Court to recover damages under Section 16-1201 of the District of Columbia Code 1951, alleging that the death of his wife was caused by the negligence of the appellant railroad company. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence, the railroad moved for a directed verdict. This was denied. The railroad then declined to offer any evidence, and stood on its motion. The jury…
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- Schulz v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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