Harnick v. Pennsylvania R.
District Court, S.D. New York
At Law. Action by Charlie Harnick against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. On application by plaintiff for preference.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff sues for personal injuries which have permanently crippled him. The action is at issue on the calendar and is awaiting its turn for trial. While holding the common-law term- of this court on May 20, 1918, an application was made before me for a preference. When the motion was called, the plaintiff defaulted. Thereafter, and on May 25, 1918, an order to show cause was obtained asking to open the default and hear the motion upon the merits. This will be granted.
Plaintiff makes out a case sufficiently strong to warrant the granting of a preference and the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Railroad Co. v. GrantSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
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