HANKINSON v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 21051.

160 F.Supp. 709 (1958)

Arnold HANKINSON v. The PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY and the United States of America.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

March 13, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome H. Ellis, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Philip Price, Norma L. Shapiro, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pennsylvania R. Co.

Harold K. Wood, U. S. Atty., Sullivan Cistone, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for United States.


KRAFT, District Judge.

The United States, one of two defendants in this case, moves to dismiss the amended complaint on the ground that the pleading itself discloses that plaintiff's claim against the government is barred by the statute of limitations.

Plaintiff's original complaint, filed July 17, 1956, sought recovery only against the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., for an injury suffered...

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