Legal Opinion
Breisch v. Central R. Co. of NJ
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 3, 1941No. 384PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
This certiorari brings here the question as to whether the law of Pennsylvania limits recovery under the provisions of the Federal Safety Appliance Acts to the procedure and awards of that state’s Workmen’s Compensation Act in accidents where the railway employee is engaged in an intrastate activity at the time of injury.
The suit was brought at common law in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on the ground of diversity of citizenship. The employee, petitioner here, was a citizen of Pennsylvania and the defendant was a corporation created under the laws of New…
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