Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Reading Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 2, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 69-1603PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHN W. LORD, Jr., District Judge.
Following an injury sustained in the course of his employment by the Reading Company by a machine manufactured by Royce Kershaw, Melvin Tucker brought suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. This action was settled for $235,000.00, and Reading brought suit against the third-party defendant for indemnity and contribution. We disallowed the first and permitted the second, and now, on the eve of trial, Royce Kershaw has requested leave of the court to amend its answer to file a cross-claim against Reading…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kauffman v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Ellerman Lines, Ltd. v. Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Otto T. Schwab v. Erie Lackawanna Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Josephine Heilig v. Studebaker Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Murray v. Haverford Hospital Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by1 opinion
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