Legal Opinion
Katherine Comiskey v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 6, 1956No. 159, Docket 23758PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Katherine Comiskey, and her husband, Philip, brought this action against the defendant railroad under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U. S.C. § 51 et seq., for a back injury alleged to have been suffered by her in defendant’s employment and as a result of its negligence. At the time of the alleged injury she was working in the outside parcels section of defendant’s bag gage department located in the basement of the General Post Office in New York City, assisting in separating parcel post packages on a conveyor belt. The material allegations of negligence…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Felton v. SpiroCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
- Bucher v. KrauseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Kennair v. Mississippi Shipping Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Dixon v. Maritime Overseas Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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