Lamont v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Hagan, P. J.,

This matter is before us on petitions and rules by defendant to show cause why the above captioned actions should not be marked settled, discontinued and ended. While there are three separate actions, they involve precisely the same issue and, accordingly, shall be treated as one.

This is a Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) case brought under the Pennsylvania Survival Statute of April 18, 1949, P. L. 512, as amended, 20 PS §320.601. At a settlement conference, counsel for plaintiff and defendant agreed upon a sum in settlement of the action. Defendant’s counsel then mailed…