Legal Opinion
In re Central Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 30, 1973No. Nos. 72-1511 and 72-2092PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
The perplexing problem of the priority applicable to personal injury claims of *425employees of a railroad in reorganization proceedings is presented to the Court by petitioners here. The appellants have been determined to be entitled to recover from the debtor under the Federal Employers Liability Act for death in one instance and injuries in other accidents which occurred while the railroad was being operated by the Receiver in the course of reorganization under § 77. In several instances judgments were obtained after jury trials and in other eases…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bankers Trust Co. v. Florida East Coast Ry. Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1940
- Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- Powell v. LinkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940