Legal Opinion
Ratigan v. New York Central Railroad
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided January 25, 1960No. Civ. A. No. 7390PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES T. FOLEY, District Judge.
This action was tried to a jury and became complicated solely by reason of the trial and submission of the issues created by the cross actions or claims of the New York Central Railroad Company, as third-party plaintiff, against the named third-party defendants. It seems to be the nature of cross actions of this type to arouse vigorous and even bitter dispute among the parties so involved; these issues lengthen trial, and oddly enough, the plaintiff who becomes almost a sideline spectator to the bruising battle prevails with substantial victory. It happened…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Lochner v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Lawrence v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Rentways, Inc. v. O'Neill Milk & Cream Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1955
- McFall v. Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Francis T. Ratigan v. New York Central Railroad Co. v. Interstate Commodities, Inc., and the Troy Union Railroad Company, Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Dullard v. Berkeley Associates Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Navieros Oceanikos, S. A. v. S. T. Mobil TraderDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- United States v. BurasDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
- Munafo v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2003
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