Legal Opinion
Central R. R. of New Jersey v. Breisch
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 3, 1940No. 7179PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
The appellee, Breisch, a citizen of Pennsylvania, was injured while employed as a conductor by the appellant, Central Railroad of New Jersey, a corporation of New Jersey. A freight car which was being shifted towards a scales in the yard of American Steel & Wire Company at Allentown, Pennsylvania, broke loose from the drill engine. The appellee jumped on the car and endeavored to stop it by using the hand brake. The brake was defective and the car collided with another, throwing the appellee to the ground, seriously injuring him. It is conceded that the car upon which the…
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