Legal Opinion
Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1934No. 9929PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, District Judge.
Action by Paul C. Kelly, appellee, against the Chicago & North Western Railway Company, appellant, for damages resulting from personal injuries. From a judgment on a verdict for appellee, this appeal was taken.
The appellant presents four grounds for reversal: (1) Insufficiency of the evidence, (2) misconduct relative to appellee’s domestic status, (3) misconduct of counsel in closing argument, and (4) exeessiveness of the verdict.
Insufficiency of the Evidence.
The appellant vigorously contends that the evidence was insufficient to justify submission of the ease to the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. RigsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pennsylvania Co. v. RoySupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- New York Central Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by32 opinions
- London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. WoelfleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- Bucher v. KrauseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- Floyd Harris and Doretha Harris v. Zurich Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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