Legal Opinion
Small v. Pennsylvania R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 2, 1935No. 6363PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
Appellant, Clarence H. Small, administrator, brought suit in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against defendant, Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to recover damages for the death of his wife caused by injuries sustained by her while riding as a passenger in an automobile coach operated by her sister-in-law. The accident occurred on a highway about 2 miles north of Frederick, Md., at about 10 o’clock in the morning of March 3, 1932.
The evidence discloses that the car was being driven northward along the highway at about 30 miles an hour; and the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- District of Columbia v. ArmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Southern Railway Co. v. WaltersSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Schrader v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Union Trust Company, United States of America v. Union Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- United States v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
- Cassanova v. Paramount-Richards Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Edwards v. Consolidated Rail Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Plough v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
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