Legal Opinion
Charles N. Reed v. Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 31, 1991No. 91-1079PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In this Safety Appliance case we conclude that the district court properly charged that, if its equipment is not defective, a railroad may invoke the defense that railcars did not couple automatically because the couplers were out of alignment. We also determine that although plaintiff’s counsel’s closing argument went beyond the bounds of legitimate advocacy, that dereliction does not permit defense counsel to respond by referring to objectionable evidence not in the record. Because of the effect of those comments, we will reverse the judgment in favor…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Eichel v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Francis J. McQueeney v. Wilmington Trust Company, Trustee, and Anndep Steamship CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. WagnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Olefins Trading, Inc. v. Han Yang Chem CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Charles A. Ries, III v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, A/K/A Amtrak National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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