CAFASSO v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

No. 9557.

169 F.2d 451 (1948)

CAFASSO v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Nathaniel Richter, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Richter, Lord & Farage, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Theodore Voorhees, of Philadelphia, Pa. (J. Peter Williams and Barnes, Dechert, Price, Smith & Clark, all of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BIGGS, MARIS and GOODRICH, Circuit Judges.


MARIS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendant, Pennsylvania Railroad Company, entered on the verdict of a jury in an action brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act1 and the Safety Appliance Act2 in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by the plaintiff, Clement A. Cafasso, a laborer employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at its Altoona shops...

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