Legal Opinion
Arnold Hankinson v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. United States of America, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 15, 1960No. 13001PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
On this appeal we are asked to determine whether a railroad company is entitled to indemnification from the government for the amount it paid to its employee in settlement of a tort claim against it for injuries received as a result of a latent defect in a mailbag delivered to it by the government for shipment. The district court answered this query in the affirmative.
The significant facts may be summarized as follows: The plaintiff, Arnold Hankinson, was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (“Railroad”) as a mail caller at its 30th Street station in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. Savage Truck Line, Inc. (Four Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
- The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, a Corp. v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- Patterson v. Pennsylvania R. Co. (United States, Third Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
3Cited by6 opinions
- Damanti v. A/S IngerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Hadley Auto TransportDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1961
- CITY OF PITTSBURGH, a Municipal Corporation v. UNITED STATES of America, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- City of Pittsburgh, a Municipal Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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