Newsum v. Pennsylvania R. Co.

WARING, District Judge.

Plaintiff, an employee of the Defendant, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, brought suit for personal injuries under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, Title 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. The Defendant Company made the United States of America a third party defendant under the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346 (b), 2671 et seq., and as allowed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure rule 14, 28 U.S.C.A.

The Plaintiff was employed in the baggage department of the railroad company and his injuries came about as a result of a collision between the electric…