Connelley v. Pennsylvania R.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
At Daw. Action by Ellen Connelley, administratrix, against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Verdict for defendant, and plaintiff moves for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
DICKINSON, District Judge.
[1] The verdict in this case was for the defendant by the direction of the court. The ruling was based upon *509that of the Circuit Court of Appeals in this very case. Connelley v. Railroad Co., 201 Fed. 54, 119 C. C. A. 392, 47 L. R. A. (N. S.) 867. The judgment, it is true, was itself reversed on appeal to the Supreme Court, but this was upon another point, and one wholly of procedure. The judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Appeals was a judgment non obstante veredicto. After the entry of the judgment, but within the time for appeal, the opinion in the Slocum…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. EarnestSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Zandt v. Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Connelley v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1912
- Southern Ry. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913
- Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. HolbrookCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1914