Legal Opinion
Patrick Mazzucola v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 20, 1960No. 13156PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff has sued the Pennsylvania Railroad for personal injuries sustained when a railroad car which had just been moved crushed him between the end of the car and a caterpillar tractor which plaintiff was endeavoring to disconnect from the car at the time. The defendant won a motion for summary judgment from which the plaintiff appeals.
The complaint sets out two bases for recovery. One is that the plaintiff is entitled to the protection of the Federal Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 1-23, and that the defendant violated that Act. The second is that the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Baker v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Ward v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Baltimore & Ohio Railway Co. v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Cimorelli v. New York Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Kelley v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Joe E. Garcia v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- John R. Carney v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Duchsherer v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1971
- Turpin v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1966
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