Legal Opinion
Silvestri v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 24, 1959No. Civ. A. No. 13927PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN L. MILLER, District Judge.
Lina Silvestri, widow and personal representative of. .Dominico Silvestri, *492brought this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. to recpver damages for the death of her husband which occurred in an unwitnessed accident at defendant’s Brewster, Ohio, Yards on November 7, 1953. Trial by jury resulted in an award for plaintiff and Silvestri’s minor children of $45,000 which took into account some contributory negligence on Silvestri’s part.1 The defendant has filed motions for judgment in accordance with its motion for a directed…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Schulz v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Rocco v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Admiral Towing Company, a Corporation and Walter B. Martinson v. Theo Woolen and Dorothy E. ConeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Fassbinder v. Pennsylvania RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
- Admiral Towing Company, a Corporation and Walter B. Martinson v. Theo Woolen and Dorothy E. ConeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Lina Silvestri, Administratrix of the Estate of Dominico Silvestri, Deceased v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960