Alexander v. Wilkes-Barre Ry. Co.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
At Law. Action by R. B. Alexander, administrator of the estate of Vincenzo Colonna, deceased, against the Wilkes-Barre Railway Company. Sur motion to amend statement of claim.
1Opinion of the Court
WITMER, District Judge.
Action was brought by the administrator of the estate of Vincenzo Colonna, deceased, against the defendant, to recover damages for the alleged unlawful violence and negligence of defendant, resulting in Colonna’s death. Colonna died January 31, 1913, and this action was instituted November 13, 1913. When the case was called for trial at the February term, 1916, counsel for plaintiff moved to amend by substituting the name of the widow of the decedent as plaintiff in place and stead of the administrator, and “to amend also the plaintiff’s statement by inserting the names…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Stewart v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Van Doren v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1899
- Haughey v. Pittsburg Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Keystone Coal & Coke Co. v. FeketeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
- Books v. Borough of DanvilleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
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- Roman v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1917