Legal Opinion
Huff v. Illinois Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 4, 1935PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy
Appellee, herein referred to as plaintiff, instituted an action in case in the circuit court of St. Clair county against appellant, herein referred to as defendant, to recover damages for an injury he claims he sustained in an accident on April 12,1933, while in the employ of defendant as a car repairer.
By the pleadings and stipulations of facts, it is conceded that if plaintiff has a right of recovery, it is under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, Cahill’s Ill. St. ch. 114, W 321-325.
The declaration, which was filed prior to January 1, 1934, contains two counts. The…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Central Vermont Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Looney v. Metropolitan RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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- Burnett v. CahoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
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