Legal Opinion
Tobin v. Pennsylvania R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 24, 1938No. 7028PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Associate Justice.
Annie L. Tobin, appellant herein, declared against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for an injury suffered by stepping into a space between the station platform and the platform of a car'on a train operated by appellee out of the Thirtieth Street Pennsylvania Station in Philadelphia. 'The theory of her case, as set out in two counts, is that appellee negligently constructed and maintained its station by permitting to exist a space which was unusual and unnecessary, and that appellee was guilty of negligence in creating and maintaining a dangerous condition without…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Pennsylvania Co. v. RoySupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Cuba Railroad v. CrosbySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Young v. MasciSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. Harmon's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Bloomer v. SnellenburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Foley v. the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Shewmaker v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Christie v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Bertha Kaufman v. Western Union Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Remeikis v. Boss & Phelps, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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