Legal Opinion
Willis v. American Barge Line Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 17, 1949No. Civ. No. 6715Published
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, District Judge.
This is an action under the Jones Act in which H. E. Willis, Administrator of the Estate of James W. Hood, deceased, claims a right to recover against American Barge Line Company, Inc., as a result of the death of James W. Hood while employed by the defendant.
In proceedings of this nature all statutes of the United States modifying or extending the common law right of remedy in cases of personal injury to railway employees shall apply. 46 U.S.C.A. § 688.
The case was tried by the Court with a jury and a verdict returned in favor of the defendant and against the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. EarnestSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Looney v. Metropolitan RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
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