Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Penn Central Transportation Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 26, 1982No. 1231PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN; Judge:
Appellant contends that appellee’s claim was barred by the applicable statute of limitations and by his signing a release. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the court below.
On October 3, 1956, appellee, Thomas Snyder, was injured when a metal object struck him in his right eye while he was employed by appellant’s predecessor, Pennsylvania Railroad. A company ophthamologist, Doctor Connole, treated appellee for five weeks, then told him by letter that he was “now regarded as cured without complications.” Appellee returned to work. On January 22, 1957, in consideration of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Donald D. Fletcher v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Reat v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
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