Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. Reading Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 21, 1942No. 7883PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
Anthony C. Jacobs brought an action pursuant to the provisions of the Employers’ Liability Act, as amended, 53 Stat. 1404, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60, to recover damages for injuries which he received during the course of his employment by the Reading Company as a brakeman at the Wayne Junction Yard of the Reading Company on December 12, 1939.
The accident happened as follows. The railroad crew, of which Jacobs was a member, with a small deisel-electric engine took charge of eight cars at a station of the Reading Company. These cars were to be delivered to the Port Liberty Yard…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KuhnSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- O'Brien v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1940
- Armit v. LovelandCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. KochCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
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