Legal Opinion
Carter v. Pennsylvania R.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 17, 1949PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIFKIND, District Judge.
This is an action arising out of the death, in June, 1946, of plaintiff’s husband, in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, allegedly as a result of defendant’s negligence. Two causes of action are stated, and, while the complaint does not make explicit the source of the rights plaintiff seeks to enforce, it is quite clear that one is derived from the New Jersey Wrongful Death Act, since it asserts a claim for pecuniary injuries to decedent’s wife resulting from the death, and that the other flows from the New Jersey Executors and Administrators Act, since it states a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cooper v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Baldwin v. PowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Wiener v. Specific Pharmaceuticals, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Wikoff v. HirschelNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Prudential Insurance Co. v. LavalNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Siebenhar v. WiseDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1951
- Carlson v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1953