Legal Opinion
Walter A. Eichel v. New York Central Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 20, 1963No. 359, Docket 27991PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Walter A. Eichel, who had been employed by defendant New York Central Railroad Co. for 40 years, brought two actions against it in the District Court for the Southern District of New York under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, which were consolidated for trial. The first alleged two separate injuries — one on September 17, 1957, when Eichel, while serving as assistant conductor on a passenger train, allegedly injured his left hip by being thrown against a steel door jamb when the train suddenly gave a series of jolts and lurches, and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Emmett E. Page v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- New York, New Haven & Hartford R. Co. v. LearyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- Hetrick v. Reading Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
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