Legal Opinion

Bretsky v. Lehigh Valley RR Co.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 15, 1946No. 306, Docket 19790PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHASE, Circuit Judge.

The sole question presented on this appeal is whether a certain decision and award of the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Board is res adjudicata.

The plaintiff, a tinsmith employed by the defendant railroad in the latter’s locomotive repair shops at Ashmore, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1940, was injured while repairing a dismantled locomotive. Subsequently, the plaintiff and the defendant entered into an agreement for disability compensation under and in conformity with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act. Public Law 338, June 2, 1915, as…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. v. AdkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. New York Central Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. SchendelSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  4. Dennison v. PayneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
  5. Hoffman v. New York, N. H. & H. R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States of America, Libelant-Appellant v. Eastport Steamship CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
  2. Gahagan Const. Corporation v. ArmaoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
  3. Mike Hooks, Inc. v. Gonzalo PenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  4. Bernard Harney v. William M. Moore Building Corporation and Lopier Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
  5. Boatel, Inc. v. DelamoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967

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