Legal Opinion
Beisel v. Monessen S. W. Ry. Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 20, 1954No. Civ. No. 10029PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSH, District Judge.
In this case the plaintiff originally grounded his claim for damages on negligence and a violation of the Safety Appliance Acts, 45 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., by averring that a hand brake on a dump-ear belonging to defendant was defective. Section 11, 45 U.S.C.A. At pretrial the defendant claimed another violation of the Safety Appliance Acts1 in that five or six dump cars in the operation involved were not equipped with, air power. Sections 1, 8, 45 U.S.C.A.. An amendment was made at pretrial: averring that the defendant was negligent in that it was using on its line a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Myers v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Ennis v. AtkinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Philadelphia & R. Ry. Co. v. BartschCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1925
- Sanders v. Glenshaw Glass Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Sanders v. Glenshaw Glass Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1952
3Cited by3 opinions
- Wolfe v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1966
- Louise K. Schleunes v. American Casualty Company of Reading, Pa.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- John P. Beisel v. Monessen Southwestern Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955