Legal Opinion
McSparran v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 5, 1966No. Civ. A. 31743PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION SUR PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL AND FOR. DIRECTED VERDICT
VAN DUSEN> District Judge.. , „ , This case comes before the court on T m . , , P^iff s Motion For New Trial as to NoS/ 3*nd f T*™* tlff’s Motl°1n For+.A °irefed VerdlcJ astospecmlquestmn No 4 (Document 32), filed after the jury had answered the special questions 1 in such a way that the plaintiff was entitled to a judgment for compensatory, but not for punitive, damages. During the trial, the defendant had admitted its liability both based on negligence under the F. E. L. A. and under the Safety Appliance Act in…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Chambers v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Evans v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Pezzulli v. D'AmbrosiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- John W. Skeels v. Universal C. I. T. Credit Corporation v. Estelle A. Skeels, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Murray v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Martin v. Johns-Manville Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- SHV Coal, Inc. v. Continental Grain Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Focht v. RabadaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Alfred R. Pierce v. Capital Cities Communications, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation, and Richard KellmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Hoffman v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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