Legal Opinion

Flynn v. Reading Co.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided May 20, 1943No. Civil Action No. 600Published

1Opinion of the Court

BARD, District Judge.

This is an action to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff allegedly as a result of the negligence of the defendant. I make the following special

Findings of Fact

1. On March 15, 1938, plaintiff was employed by the Calmar Steamship Corporation as a member of the crew of the Steamship “Massmar”, which was moored at a pier owned by the defendant at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2. Along the edge of the pier there was a three-foot wide concrete platform, adjacent to which there was a six-foot wide gravel way, along which ran the railroad tracks of the defendant.

3.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Vetter v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Bailey v. Texas Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
  4. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
  5. Langley v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1925

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