Dowling v. Baker

This action was brought by four employees of the Penn Central Railroad Company, which subsequently was succeeded by the defendant trustees (hereafter the railroad) for damáges under the Federal Employers Liability Act. (45 U. S. C. A. § 51 (1972).) The injuries complained of were sustained when a Yellow Cab in which plaintiffs were riding had a rear-end collision with a Chicago Transit Authority bus. The railroad filed a third-party action against the Yellow Cab Company seeking indemnity, and summary judgment was granted to Yellow Cab on October 27, 1972.

On September 13, 1973, the railroad…