Legal Opinion
Magenau v. Aetna Freight Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 15, 1959No. 439PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
This is a diversity case for wrongful death of petitioner’s decedent, who was killed when a tractor-trailer leased by respondent crashed off a Pennsylvania highway. The action was tried to a jury on a negligence theory and judgment went for petitioner. 161 F. Supp. 875. The Court of Appeals reversed, finding that under Pennsylvania law the decedent was an employee of respondent and that the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Purdon’s Pa. Stat. Ann., 1952, Tit. 77, provided the exclusive remedy. 257 F. 2d 445. We granted certiorari, 358 U. S. 927, on the question whether, in the light of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Kissell v. Motor Age Transit Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Jackson D. Magenau, Administrator of the Estate of Norman Ormsbee, Jr., Deceased v. Aetna Freight Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Magenau v. Ætna Freight Lines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
3Cited by45 opinions
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- Grady Michael Higginbotham, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Ford Motor Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross John Henry Lee and Veronica P. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- National Labor Relations Board v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 925, Aflcio, and Its Business Manager, H. B. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Moreno v. Crookston Times Printing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
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