Legal Opinion
Smith v. Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 15, 1973No. Civ. A. No. 70-1516PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GORBEY, District Judge.
Before the court are defendants’ post-trial motions.
Plaintiff, a brakeman, brought suit against his employer, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL), under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., and against E. I. DuPont deNemours & Co., Inc. (DuPont) alleging common law negligence and basing jurisdiction on diversity of citizenship and amount in controversy. Plaintiff sought damages for injuries he allegedly sustained resulting from a series of explosions of smokeless powder while he was resting in a bunkhouse at the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Adler's Quality Bakery, Inc. v. Gaseteria, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Menth v. Breeze Corporation, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1950
- Daily v. SombergSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- New Jersey Fidelity & Plate Glass Insurance v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1918
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Fletcher v. City of HelenaMontana Supreme Court · 1973
- E. I. Dupont De Nemours and Company. Appeal OfCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Fletcher v. City of HelenaMontana Supreme Court · 1973
- Smith v. Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore LinesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973