Legal Opinion
Kowaleski v. Pennsylvania R.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 10, 1939No. 6834PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARIS, Circuit Judge.
In the District Court for the District of New Jersey the plaintiff, John Kowaleski, Administrator ad prosequendum of the Estate of Henry Kowaleski, deceased, brought suit against the defendant, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, under the Death Act of New Jersey (Rev.1877, p. 294), R.S.N.J.1937, 2:47-1 to 2:47-6, for the death of Henry Kowaleski, his twelve year old son. The plaintiff’s complaint contained the following averments:
“4. On said July 25, 1933, the said decedent, Henry Kowaleski, was a trespasser upon certain railroad tracks running through the City of South…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Meredith v. Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
- Erie Railroad v. HiltSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Trudell v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1901
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. State ex rel. SavingtonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1889
- Staub v. Public Service Railway Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1922
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
- Frank Andrews v. Metro North Commuter Railroad Co., Penn Central Corporation, Consolidated Rail Corporation, National Railroad Passenger Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Renz v. Penn Central Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Egan v. Erie RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Eden v. ConrailNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1980
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