Legal Opinion
Kowalewski v. Pennsylvania Railroad
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 30, 1956No. Civ. A. No. 1764PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RODNEY, District Judge.
This is a motion of defendant for summary judgment. The action was instituted in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware and removed to this Court on the ground of diversity of citizenship. The action was brought by the widow against a third party tortfeasor for negligence resulting in the death of the plaintiff’s husband. A motion to dismiss the complaint was considered at an earlier stage1 wherein it was held that an Amendatory Act of 1955, with reference to the Delaware Workmen’s Compensation Act, was not shown to be effective as to an accident happening prior to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. FieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- McLouth Steel Corp. v. Mesta MacHine Co. Foster v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. (Landis Tool Co., Third-Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- McDonald v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Furlong v. CronanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Haas v. HaasDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1958