EISEMAN v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

No. 8698.

151 F.2d 222 (1945)

EISEMAN v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 5, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Nathaniel Richter, of Philadelphia, Pa. (William T. Connor and Scott, Connor & Scott, all of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Philip Price, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Scott Seddon and Barnes, Dechert, Price and Smith, all of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BIGGS, Circuit Judge, and FORMAN and LEAHY, District Judges.


BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, the widow and executrix of Louis Eiseman, a conductor of a shifting crew employed by the defendant railroad, brought suit under the Federal Employers' Liability Act and the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. and § 1 et seq., to recover damages for the death of her husband which resulted from an accident at the 52nd Street classification yard of the defendant at Philadelphia. The jury found a verdict for the...

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