Pennell, Administratrix, v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD .CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of the Safety Appliance Acts and their application to tenders of locomotives, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
Action for $50,000 damages brought by plaintiff in error, herein called plaintiff, against defendant in error, the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, herein called defendant, in the District Court of the United States, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. It was tried to a jury which, under the direction of the court, rendered a verdict for defendant. Judgment was duly entered upon the verdict and it was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals.
Defendant is a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce. The intestate of plaintiff was employed by it in the capacity of fireman on one of its…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
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- Crowe v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Moncier v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
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