Keystone Coal & Coke Co. v. Fekete
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Ohio; Wm. E. Day, Judge. Four actions, by Michael Fekete, by Frank Tliry, by Anna Helm-linger, and by Adam Muller, against the Keystone Coal & Coke Company.- Judgments for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error. The Keystone Company operated coal mines in Pennsylvania and owned the houses used by the men.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Ohio; Wm. E. Day, Judge. Four actions, by Michael Fekete, by Frank Tliry, by Anna Helm-linger, and by Adam Muller, against the Keystone Coal & Coke Company.- Judgments for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error. The Keystone Company operated coal mines in Pennsylvania and owned the houses used by the men. One of these houses was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Wilding; he worked in the mine, and she ran the house on her own account, as a boarding house for convpany workmen; a considerable…
1Opinion of the CourtDenison, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] 1. Statute of Limitations. The injuries happened December 24, 1910, in Pennsylvania. The Ohio statute referring to actions for death caused by wrongful act in another state, says:
“Every such action * * * shall be commenced within the time prescribed for the commencement of such action by the statute of such other state.” Gen. Code Ohio, § 10770, as amended, 101 O. L. 198.
The Pennsylvania period of limitation for “such action” was one year. Plence the period expired December 24, 1911. The Ohio statutes further provide (G. C. § 11230) that:
“An action…
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