Legal Opinion
Turner v. Clinchfield Railroad Company
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 2, 1972No. 418PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PARROTT, Judge.
Leo D. Turner, a railroad engineer, sues his employer, Clinchfield Railroad Company, to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting when plaintiff slipped on a piece of ice and fell on the steps of defendant’s engine. Plaintiff alleged his injuries resulted from defendant’s failure to comply with the Boiler Inspection Act (45 U.S.C. §'§ 23-34) and Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.).
Defendant denies any violation of the Act and avers the sole proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury was his own negligence.
At the trial below the jury…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Ellis v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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