Legal Opinion

Leszczynski v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 13, 1948PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (U. S. Code, tit. 45, § 51 et seq.) to recover damages for the wrongful death of plaintiffs’ intestate, defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, after *1004trial before the court without a jury. Judgment modified on the law by striking therefrom the sum of $10,549.50, the interest on the court’s award, computed from the date of decedent’s death. As so modified, the judgment is unanimously affirmed, without costs. The findings of fact are affirmed. Under the Federal doctrine applicable in cases under the Federal Employers’…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kelsey v. . WesternNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
  2. Murmann v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
  3. Hanley v. Erie RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gregoire v. National Bank of AlaskaAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Swider v. Delaware & Hudson RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1950

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