Legal Opinion

Panichella v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 23, 1958No. Civ. A. 11511PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOURLEY, Chief Judge.

This is an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act predicated upon the Railroad’s negligence in requiring and permitting plaintiff to walk along a dangerous route while in a fatigued condition after a snow storm. 45 U.S. C.A. § 51 et seq. Plaintiff was injured when he fell on the premises of Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc., third party defendant.

For purposes of brevity, the following abbreviations will be employed:

Pennsylvania Railroad Company— Railroad

Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc.— Warner

Upon jury trial verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff and against…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Bountiful Brick Co. v. GilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  2. Maio v. FahsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Miller v. Union Pacific R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  4. Fisher v. DiehlSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  5. Trowbridge v. Abrasive Co. Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Svetz for Svetz v. Land Tool Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Montgomery County v. Valk Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
  3. John F. Kennedy v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and Third-Party v. United States Steel Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
  4. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1959
  5. Masters v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 1983

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