Legal Opinion
Patton v. Baltimore & OR Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 1954No. Civ. A. 8634PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSH, District Judge.
This was a wrongful death and survival action brought by Eva Marie Patton as administratrix of the estate of John B. Patton, deceased, and as trustee ad litem for herself and for the five minor Patton children, against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, a Delaware corporation. The railroad company filed a third-party complaint against the Duquesne Slag Products Company, a Pennsylvania corporation. The plaintiff is a citizen of Pennsylvania and a resident of the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and the court has jurisdiction by reason of diversity of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Smith v. Times Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
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