Legal Opinion
Richard D. Di Frischia v. New York Central Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 7, 1960No. 13097PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal'brings before us one narrow issue, i. e., whether or not the district court erred in dismissing the action for want of diversity jurisdiction, under the circumstances.
Plaintiff was seriously injured at a grade crossing in Meigs County, Ohio, on January 4, 1957, when struck by a locomotive and train belonging to defendant railroad. Alleging that the accident was caused by the negligence of the defendant and its violation of the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., the plaintiff instituted an action in the District Court for the Western District of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jacobson v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- Price v. GreenwayCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Gavin v. Hudson & Manhattan R. Co. Knoblock v. Hudson & Manhattan R. Co. Emma v. Hudson & Manhattan R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Hospoder v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Klee v. Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Basso v. Utah Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- Coury v. ProtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Wolfgang Von Dunser v. Arnold Y. AronoffCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Sadat v. MertesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Hayman Cash Register Co. v. SarokinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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