Legal Opinion
Kress v. Long Island Rail Road
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 21, 1981No. 81 Civ. 1055 (KTD)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.
This is an action to recover damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. [“FELA”], for injuries sustained by the plaintiff when she was raped in a parking lot owned and maintained by her employer, the defendant Long Island Rail Road [“LIRR”]. Both parties have moved for summary judgment on the issues of the application of FELA to this case and on the effect of a purported release.
Plaintiff Mary Ann Kress was employed by the LIRR as a freight clerk at its Jamaica, New York facility. Each day she traveled to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- The First National Bank of Cincinnati v. Sidney Pepper, Elsie W. Cox, Defendants-Cross-Claimants-Appellants, Modern Talking Picture Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Maynard v. Durham & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sassaman v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
- Morris v. Pennsylvania R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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- Thomas v. GrigorescuDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- General Intermodal Logistics Corporation, a Corporation, D/B/A Gilco Marine Transport Services v. Mainstream Shipyards & Supply, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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