O'ROURKE v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

Civ. 10266.

99 F.Supp. 506 (1951)

O'ROURKE v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

July 12, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Zelenko, New York City, for plaintiff.

Conboy, Hewitt, O'Brien & Boardman, New York City, for defendant (A. Harold Frost, New York City, of counsel).


KENNEDY, District Judge.

When this case appeared upon the trial calendar both counsel called my attention to the fact that the pleadings raised a serious question whether the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., or the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq. (upon which statutes plaintiff's claim is based) could properly be invoked by plaintiff even if defendant's negligence were proved, or an unsafe appliance caused plaintiff...

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