Legal Opinion
Eastern Motor Express, Inc. v. Espenshade
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 10, 1956No. Civ. A. 18206PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LORD, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on defendants' motions to dismiss, claiming:
1. Lack of jurisdiction;
2. Failure to state a cause of action; and
3. Improper venue.
We shall discuss the issues in that order.
Plaintiff seeks to recover from defendants damages alleged to have been sustained to its tractor-trailer as a result of an accident on January 7, 1953 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Plaintiff owned a tractor-trailer which collided with a vehicle owned by the defendant, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (hereinafter referred to as “Commission”), and operated by decedent, Penrose…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United Mine Workers v. Coronado Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- King v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Barber Asphalt Pav. Co. v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
- Sperry Products, Inc. v. Association of American RailroadsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. FarnsworthCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad v. Brotherhood of Railroad TrainmenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rutland Railway Corporation v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Rader v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Specter v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Stanley Gerr and Carl Gerr, a Minor by Stanley Gerr, His Guardian v. Harry William Emrick and Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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