Legal Opinion
Day v. Pennsylvania Railroad
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 1, 1959No. Civ. A. No. 23930PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Day, brought an action against The Pennsylvania Railroad Company based on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. Pennsylvania Railroad brought in Erie Avenue Warehouse Co. as a third-party defendant for indemnity or contribution. The Pennsylvania Railroad and the Warehouse Company are Pennsylvania corporations. Subsequently the suit between Day and the railroad was settled and the settlement approved by the court. Now Erie Avenue Warehouse moves to dismiss, alleging that since the main suit has been settled and there is no…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sheppard v. Atlantic States Gas Co. of Pennsylvania, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Maryland v. RobinsonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1947
- E. K. Carey Drilling Co. v. MurphyDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1953
- Oakes v. Graham Towing Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- Cochran v. Swank Hardware Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1953
3Cited by1 opinion
- McDonald v. Blue Jeans Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1960