Legal Opinion

Larry Klepal, as Administrator of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Larry Klepal, Deceased v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 30, 1956No. 23697_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Chief Judge.

This is an action for wrongful death removed from the New York State Supreme Court because of the diverse citizenship of the parties and tried before Judge Weinfeld without a jury. The dismembered body of plaintiff-administrator’s decedent was found beside the tracks of defendant railroad in the Sunnyside yards, Astoria, Queens, New York. Death allegedly resulted from the negligent operation of one of defendant’s trains. Judge Weinfeld’s opinion, D.C. S.D.N.Y., 129 F.Supp. 668, sets forth the facts extensively. His essential findings are not clearly erroneous and are amply…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dorothea Richmond v. Sherwood BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
  2. Holt v. Werbe Werbe v. HoltCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
  3. Klepal v. Pennsylvania RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955

3Cited by22 opinions

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  4. Sikyta v. Arrow Stage Lines, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Kealoha v. TanakaHawaii Supreme Court · 1962

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