Legal Opinion
Wood v. Delaware & HR Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 14, 1933No. 186PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
Section 6 of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USCA § 56) permits an action to be brought in a District Court “in the district of the residence of the defendant, or in which the cause of action arose, or in which the defendant shall be doing business at the time of commencing such action.”
The defendant is a New York corporation operating a railroad between Wilkcsbarrc, Pa., and Rouses Point, N. Y. Its principal office and place of business is located at Albany. This fixes its “residence” within the Northern district. Galveston, etc., Ry. Co. v. Gonzales, 151 U. S.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- International Harvester Co. of America v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Green v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co. v. McKibbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Davis v. Farmers Co-Operative Equity Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Hutchinson v. Chase & Gilbert, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Company v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Tivoli Realty, Inc. v. Interstate Circuit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Schilling v. Delaware & HR CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- United States v. National City Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1947
- Sacco v. Baltimore & OR Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1944
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.