Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 25, 1954No. 11118_1PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought by the ad-ministratrix of a decedent under the Pennsylvania Fiduciaries Act of 1917 1 to recover damages for an alleged wrongful death. The acts complained of, the injury and the death all occurred in Pennsylvania. The only basis for federal jurisdiction is diversity and the substantive law rules which govern are those of Pennsylvania. It may be said at the outset that the case presents no problem with regard to substantive rules of tort law. The plaintiff won in the district court and defendant appeals.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Moran v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Dubrock v. Interstate Motor Freight SystemCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
- Zarek v. FredericksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
3Cited by37 opinions
- United States v. Burnis Bryant, United States of America v. Henry Church BryantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. John FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Giffin v. EnsignCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- United States v. John Moore, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Cage v. New York Central Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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