Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Monessen Southwestern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 12, 1986No. 63 W.D. Appeal Docket 1985PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
The issues raised in this appeal are: (1) whether in an action for personal injuries under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq., the “total offset method,” established as the law in this jurisdiction by *88Kaczkowski v. Bolubasz, 491 Pa. 561, 421 A.2d 1027 (1980), may be applied in calculating damages, and; (2) whether the prejudgment interest provisions of Pa.R.Civ.P. No. 238 may be applied to an FELA action tried in a Pennsylvania state court. The Superior Court, in affirming the trial court, held that use of the “total offset…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by18 opinions
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