Legal Opinion
Philadelphia & R. Ry. Co. v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 29, 1925No. 3345PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit judge.
The widow of Francis W. Allen, suing as his administratrix, brought this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act to recover damages *855for the loss sustained by his death when in the employ of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. 35 Stat. 05, Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665. She had a verdict. The case is here on the defendant’s writ of error.
The action is based on the defendant’s negligence. Its negligence, however, is oddly pleaded. By her complaint (termed “bill of complaint”) the plaintiff charges four separate and distinct acts of negligence, any one of which,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Baltimore & O. R. v. NewellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1912
- Lehigh Valley R. Co. v. PassinierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1925
- Reese v. Philadelphia & R. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1915
3Cited by3 opinions
- Philadelphia & R. Ry. Co. v. ThirouinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1925
- Golden v. Reading Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
- Richard DeLauro v. Ralph F. PortoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011