Legal Opinion
Franzen v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 15, 1941No. 1070PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORMAN, District Judge.
The complaint in the above case was hied on August 2, 1940. It alleges that plaintiff is the widow of George Franzen who was fatally injured on August 6, 1939, while employed by the defendant at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Compensation is sought in this court under the Employers’ Liability Act of Louisiana. It is asserted that by virtue of the death of the decedent the plaintiff as his sole dependent is entitled under the Louisiana Act to weekly payments of $14.30 for a period of 300 weeks from August 7, 1939.
The defendant moves to dismiss on the , following grounds:
1. The…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. SowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. PinkstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Wright v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Franzen v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
- Button v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1943
- Roca Bacó v. ThomsonSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1954
- Newman v. BennefeldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Strickland v. W. Horace Williams Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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