Legal Opinion
Terminal R. Ass'n of St. Louis v. Farris
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1934No. 9783PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.
Appellee, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, filed this suit to recover for his death under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 USCA § 52. The deceased was in the employ of appellant and it is alleged in the petition and was shown by the evidence that both he and appellant were engaged in interstate commerce at the time of the accident. There was a trial before the court and a jury which resulted in a verdict in favor of the appellee in the sum of $30,-838. Thereafter, the damages awarded by the jury were reduced by remittitur to $20,000 and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GroegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- Continental Can Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Bernard F. Horton and Leroy L. Wade & Son, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Thomson v. BolesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. McKeeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- Kurn v. StanfieldCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
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