Delaware, L. & W. R. v. James
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey; J. Warren Davis, Judge. Action by Daisy B. James against the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
In this case Daisy B. James, a citizen of New York, brought suit in a state court of New Jersey against the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company, a corporate citizen of New Jersey, to recover damages inflicted, by the alleged negligence of said railroad, on her while passing over its tracks at a street crossing. On petition of the railroad the cause was removed to the court below, where it was tried and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. On entry of judgment, the defendant sued out this writ, alleging, inter alia, for error the court’s refusal to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Erie R. v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1915
3Cited by3 opinions
- Pennsylvania R. Co. v. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1917
- Masino v. West Jersey & S. S. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1930
- James v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1918