Legal Opinion
American Steel & Wire Co. v. Tynan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 28, 1911No. 81 (1,246)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Action by Charles Tynan and another against the American Steel & Wire Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.
In the present suit, which was brought to recover damages for personal injury suffered by Charles Tynan, a minor servant of the American Steel & Wire Company, the minor and his mother were joined as plaintiffs. This procedure is directed by the Pennsylvania act of May 12, 1897 (P. É. 62), which provides, in its first section, that:
“Whenever any injury, not resulting in death, shall be wrongfully inflicted upon the person of a child, and a right of action for such wrongful injury accrues to the child and also to the parent, these two rights of action shall be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kelly v. Pittsburg & Birmingham Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Fairmount & Arch Street Passenger Railway Co. v. StutlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. BantomSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
- O'Brien v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
3Cited by1 opinion
- George Lueders & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1948