Legal Opinion

Healy v. Pennsylvania R. Co

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 10, 1950No. 10217_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIGGS, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff brought this suit pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60, to recover damages for the death of her husband, a 44 year old day laborer, who had been employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad for some time prior to the accident which resulted in his death. At the trial the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff and eventually final judgment was entered thereon. 1 The defendant has appealed.

Since the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff all inferences most favorable to her must be taken from the evidence. On December 4, 1944,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Erie Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  5. Lilly v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Morris v. Pennsylvania R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
  2. Elizabeth v. Conemaugh Black Lick RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
  3. Wolfe v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1966
  4. Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co. v. WottleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
  5. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. Leroy Smalls, Charles Bright, and Eva G. Mitchel, Administratrix of the Estate of Benjamin Mitchel, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954

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