Legal Opinion
Hickman v. Taylor
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 9, 1947No. Civ. A. 3511PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
The plaintiff was appointed, under the law of Pennsylvania, administrator of Norman E. Hickman, a seaman who was drowned when the tug J. M. Taylor on which he was employed capsized on the Delaware River. This action to'r recover damages for the death is against two defendants, Taylor and Anderson, the employers of the seaman, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which is alleged to have participated in the employer’s negligent conduct. The cause of action against Taylor and Anderson is based upon the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and that against the Baltimore and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- New Jersey v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Thompson Towing & Wrecking Ass'n v. McGregorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913
- Soden v. Trenton and Mercer County Traction Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1925
- Patton-Tully Transp. Co. v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1920
- Prudential Insurance Co. v. LavalNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942
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3Cited by14 opinions
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 501 v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Meehan v. Central Railroad Company of New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Petition of Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, SADistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Smith v. Piper Aircraft Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- Hickman v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
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