Legal Opinion
Burns v. Penn Central Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 1, 1975No. 558, Docket 74-2294PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Teresa M. Burns, widow of George V. Burns and administratrix of her deceased husband’s estate, appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Whitman Knapp, Judge, dismissing her action for the wrongful death of her husband during the performance of his duties as a trainman for the Penn Central Company. This suit authorized by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, was tried before a jury but, following the jüry’s inability to agree upon a verdict, Judge Knapp ultimately determined that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Sparf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Berra v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Lillie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Gary C. Lancaster v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Philip A. Syverson v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- James E. Gottshall v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Halko v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987
- Thomas W. Eggert v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. And Erie Lackawanna Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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