Legal Opinion
Derewecki v. Pennsylvania Railroad
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 28, 1964No. Civ. A. No. 63-15PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENBERG, District Judge.
This action is here by virtue of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U. S.C. § 51 et sequi.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, defendant, has presented a “Motion for Judgment in Accordance with Motion for Directed Verdict or New Trial”, after a jury returned two verdicts in favor of the administratrix of the Estate of a deceased plaintiff, the first in the sum of $30,000 for damages during the lifetime of the deceased, and the second in the sum of $50,000 for the benefit of the wife and children of the deceased and for their benefit. The decedent had originally…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rosenthal v. Peoples Cab Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
- Heffner v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Tompkins v. Erie R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
- Cervin v. W. T. Grant Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- Hart v. FriedmanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
3Cited by2 opinions
- Genevieve Derewecki, Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph W. Derewecki, Deceased v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- United States Steel Corp. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968