Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Coal Company, Inc. v. Franklin Johnson, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company v. Franklin Johnson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 3, 1959No. 5399, 5400PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*176WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellee, a citizen of Rhode Island, brought suit in the court below under its diversity jurisdiction to recover for personal injuries allegedly caused by the combined negligence of the defendants-appellants, The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and Metropolitan Coal Company, Inc., both Massachusetts corporations. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff on which the court below, after denying motions by the defendants for judgment n. o. v., entered the judgment for the plaintiff from which the defendants have taken these…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Cudahy Packing Co. Of Nebraska v. ParramoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Erie Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Lake v. Atlantic WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Bountiful Brick Co. v. GilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by46 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Lauritzen v. Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1966
- William J. Carter v. Union Railroad Company, a Corporation and General Motors Corporation, Fisher Body Division, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Edward J. Caillouette v. Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1980
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