Legal Opinion
John Leadbeater v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation. Leonardo Benitez v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation. Appeal of Leonardo Benitez
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 30, 1989No. 88-5372, 88-5375PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
I
Plaintiffs John Leadbeater and Leonardo Benitez brought these actions against defendant Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (P.A.T.H.), a commuter railroad, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (F.E.L.A.), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-58 (1982). The district court dismissed both cases, holding them barred by the eleventh amendment to the United States Constitution. We have jurisdiction of this consolidated appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982).
II
Leadbeater and Benitez were P.A.T.H. employees who sustained injuries while on duty at that commuter railroad.…
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