Pennsylvania R. v. Knox
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania; James Young, Judge. Action by William'C. Knox, administrator of James C. Campbell, against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPPIERSON, Circuit Judge.
This suit (which was tried before the late Judge Young and a jury) was brought by the administrator of James C. Campbell, a freight brakeman in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, who was killed in the discharge of his duty on October 1, 1910. His death was the result of injuries caused by the twisting off of a brake rod, and (although several acts of negligence are charged in the statement of claim) the only negligence that was insisted on at the trial and in this court is the company’s failure to inspect and repair. The action is brought under…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- North Carolina Railroad v. ZacharySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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- Trowbridge v. Kansas City & Westport Belt RailwayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915
- Jordan v. Erie Railroad Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
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