Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. Pennsylvania R.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 16, 1934No. 3PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIELDS, District Judge.
Defendant demurred to an amended declaration charging it with negligence resulting in the death of Geraldine Jacobs, an infant, at a railroad crossing at Mendenhall, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The causes of demur are (1) that the plaintiff has no cause of action against the said defendant with respect to the matters and things in the declaration set forth; (2) that it appears that the mother of the decedent is not a party to this suit.
This action of tort for death was brought in the name of Jacob Jacobs, administrator of Geraldine Jacobs, deceased. Following the writ…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Memphis Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. KinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Van Doren v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1899
- Weldon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1933
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Kilbourn v. Western Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Deupree v. LevinsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1950
- De Franco v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1955
- Burns v. Anchorage Funeral ChapelAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Fierstein v. Piper Aircraft CorporationDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
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