Legal Opinion
John W. Dixon, Jr. v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 10, 1967No. 16169PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
Dissatisfied with his recovery of a $4000 verdict in a Federal Employers’ Liability Act action for negligent personal injury, John Dixon, a signalman employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad, is here asking for a new trial limited to the question of damages.
Appellant was injured when a telephone pole, weighing about a thousand pounds, became dislodged and rolled down from a pile striking the back of his right leg at the calf. After the impact, appellant’s leg was pinned between that pole and another.
Appellant received medical attention immediately after…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Bochar v. J. B. Martin Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- Bruce Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Universal C.I.T. Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- James Earston Wiles v. New York, Chicago and st.louis Railroad Company, a Corporation, James Earston Wiles v. New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Josephine Ann Sleek, in No. 14,166 v. J. C. Penney Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, in No. 14,167Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
3Cited by16 opinions
- Huddell v. LevinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Edward C. Denneny and Catherine Denneny v. Bernard Siegel, Louis H. Block and the Albert Einstein Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Edward J. Russell v. City of WildwoodCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Baccare v. MennellaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Rodriquez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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