Legal Opinion
Nelson H. Trout v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 16, 1962No. 13729PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
Nelson H. Trout brought an action under both the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq. (“SAA”), and the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A. § 51 et seq. (“FELA”), to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while he was attempting to brake a car in the course of his employment for defendant Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The district court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict on the SAA claim on the basis that plaintiff failed to establish that the brake proved inefficient while being operated in a normal, natural and usual manner.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Myers v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Otto E. Pritchard v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- James R. Russell, Jr. v. The Monongahela Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. Hancho C. KimCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Hewlett v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Odessa Woods v. The National Life and Accident Insurance Company, a Tennessee CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Edward G. Sheehy v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- John Ballantine v. Central Railroad of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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