Pennsylvania Co. v. Whitney
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, District Judge.
The defendant in error (hereafter called the plaintiff) sued to recover damages on account of injuries suffered by him while in the service of the defendant as a locomotive fireman, under these circumstances: A heavy freight train, made up at Ashtabula Plarbor and bound south, pulled by one engine, required additional power to take the train to the summit of Munson’s Hill, several miles south of Ashtabula Harbor. Accordingly, two freight engines were attached to the rear of the train for the purpose of pushing it, the caboose being in the rear of the two pushing…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Allis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Hindman v. First Nat. Bank of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902
- Grayson v. LynchSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. CumberlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Anthony v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Robinson v. Van HooserCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1912
- Rochford v. Pennsylvania Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1909
- Tucker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915
- Pennsylvania Co. v. ColeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
- Law v. Illinois Cent. R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913
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