Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Pennsylvania R. Co
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 13, 1954No. 11175_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
This Federal Employers’ Liability Act 1 case resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
At the time of plaintiff’s injury, he was the foreman in charge of a crew of defendant’s employees who were engaged in resurfacing the Wyoming Avenue bridge in Philadelphia. That bridge carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic over the single-track, Oxford branch of the defendant railroad. Under circumstances which need not be detailed on this appeal, plaintiff was injured when he fell from the bridge to the ground below. At this point it is necessary to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- New York Central Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. v. MoquinSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- Ætna Life Ins. Co. of Hartford v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Arthur H. Pitchford and Pitchford Scientific Instruments Corporation v. Pepi, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- John Koufakis v. Thomas Carvel and Franchise Licensors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Tyus v. Apalachicola Northern Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1961
- Hanna M. Ayoub and Margaret Ayoub, His Wife v. Dr. H. N. Spencer, M. D.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- James R. Russell, Jr. v. The Monongahela Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
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