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Moreau v. Pennsylvania R.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided February 25, 1948No. 9472PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought against the defendant railroad to’ recover damages for injuries sustained when the plaintiff, Oliver E. Moreau, fell from one of its trains. Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity. Suit was brought in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The accident took place in Delaware.’ But the questions presented on this appeal do not require the careful choosing of the applicable law which diversity cases often demand. The answers here do not vary according to the law applied.

Moreau was a passenger on a Pennsylvania night train…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Norwood v. Great American Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
  3. Cummings v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
  4. Bank of Italy v. F. Romeo & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1923
  5. McDonald v. Jarka Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Irvin Jacobs & Co. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. Of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
  2. Stewart v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  3. Robert O. Waldron v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
  4. Patton v. Baltimore & O. R. Co. (Duquesne Slag Products Co., Third Party Defendant) (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
  5. Mumma v. Reading CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1965

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