Legal Opinion

Novick v. Pennsylvania Railroad

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided November 17, 1955No. Civ. A. Nos. 13735, 13697, 13734, 13707PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOURLEY, Chief Judge.

These are actions under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. The questions for determination relate to the proper application of the discovery process. Rule 33 of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S. C.A.

In posing their interrogatories, plaintiffs in each instance preface their requests with the following introduction:

“These interrogatories shall be deemed continuing, so as to require supplemental answers if defendant obtains further information between the time answers are served and the time of trial.”

Defendant advances the contention that…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Alltmont v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
  2. RCA Mfg. Co. v. Decca Records, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1940
  3. Chenault v. Nebraska Farm Products, Inc.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1949
  4. Smith v. Acadia Overseas Freighters, Ltd.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1953
  5. Bernat v. Pennsylvania R. Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1953

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Greyhound Lines, Inc., a Corporation v. Delta MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  2. Smith v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
  3. Stabilus v. Haynsworth, Baldwin, Johnson & GreavesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Rogers v. Tri-State Materials Corp.District Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1970
  5. The New York Central Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Alva O. CarrCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957

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