Legal Opinion
Vera G. Johnstone, Administratrix of the Estate of Carroll D. Hague, Deceased v. The Reading Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 3, 1957No. 12153_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
The trial judge directed a verdict in favor of the defendant railroad in this negligence suit which arose out of a grade crossing accident. Plaintiff appeals.
Plaintiff’s decedent, Carroll D. Hague, on May 12, 1954, was employed at the Empire Steel Castings plant, Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania. Around 3:30 P.M., Daylight Saving Time, having finished his shift, he, in his automobile, proceeded north on Frush Valley Road from the company parking lot. The latter is adjacent to the Frush Valley Road grade crossing of the Reading Company. He drove on to the crossing…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Watkins v. Prudential InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- District of Columbia's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Kolich v. Monongahela Railway Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Susser v. WileySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Tull v. Baltimore & Ohio R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Paul Klink, Administrator of the Estate of Mona McCauley Deceased v. Nancy L. HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- McGlinchey v. BakerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Howard Jamison, Administrator of the Estate of Julius Colosimo, Deceased v. Ei Nardo, Inc., a Corporation v. Equitable Gas Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Jamison v. Di Nardo, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
- Slater v. Erie Lackawanna Railway Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
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