Legal Opinion
Stolz v. New York Central Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 1959PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFboessel, J.
These consolidated actions, one for wrongful death and the other for pain and suffering, were instituted by plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of Henry G-. Stolz, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (U. S. Code, tit. 45, §§ 51-60, hereinafter referred to as the F.E.L.A.). The complaints were dismissed below on the ground that plaintiff lacked capacity to sue, but “ without prejudice to the commencement of a new action by an administrator validly appointed as such ”. This dismissal took place more than four months after the limitation period prescribed by section 56 of the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Co. v. SealeSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Lindgren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. RennSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Wells-Dickey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
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- Gail M. Connors v. Mary N. Gallick, of the Estate of James J. Gallick, Deceased, and Mary N. GallickCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
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