Legal Opinion
Okolinsky v. Philadelphia Bethlehem & New England Railroad
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 15, 1959No. Civ. A. No. 18367PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIM, District Judge.
George Okolinsky, seriously injured while at work on the premises of the defendant railroad, brought this action against it under the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 1-23, and the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A. § 51 et seq. At a pretrial conference it was agreed that the issues of employment and liability should be served and that the question of employment should be tried by the court without a jury, prior to trial on the question of liability. A trial has been held on the employment issue, and requests for findings of fact and conclusions of law…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Baker v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Elisabeth Byrne, Administratrix of the Estate of Joe G. Irby, Deceased v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- Louis R. Del Vecchio, Jr. v. The Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Docheney v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1932
- Vaughan v. WarnerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1946
3Cited by3 opinions
- Williams v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- George Okolinsky v. Philadelphia, Bethlehem and New England Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- United States v. StryckerDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1960