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Cooker v. New York, O. & W. Ry. Co.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided June 15, 1918PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Action by Charles Cocker, Jr., an infant under the age of 14 years, by Charles Cocker, his guardian ad litem, against the New York, Ontario & Western Railway Company. On motion to stay trial.

1Opinion of the Court

MAYER, District Judge.

This is a motion by the defendant to stay the trial of this action during the continuance of federal control over the defendant Railway Company. The motion is made in view of General Order No. 26, issued by the United States Railroad Administration, acting by the Director General of Railroads.

Several motions coming under General Orders 18, 18a, and 26 have been disposed of by me from the bench without a written opinion, but I have stated orally my reasons for granting or denying motions, as the case may be.

In this memorandum, for the information of the bar, I shall deal,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Harnick v. Pennsylvania R.District Court, S.D. New York · 1918

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Louisville N. R. Co. v. ShikleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
  2. Davis v. O'HARASupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. Haubert v. Baltimore & O. R.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1919
  4. Baker v. BellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  5. O'Hara v. DavisNebraska Supreme Court · 1923

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