Legal Opinion
Keith v. Wheeling & L. E. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1947No. 10360PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKS, Circuit Judge.
William Keith, a railroad engineer, brought this action, based upon the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., against the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company ('herein called Wheeling) and The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (herein called Pennsylvania) for damages for injuries sustained by him in a collision, resulting from alleged negligence of both defendants. The defendants answered separately denying negligence. At the conclusion of the evidence, the District Court directed a verdict for each defendant, on the ground that the engineer’s conduct…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Ellis v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Rogers v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
- Boat Dagny, Inc. v. John ToddCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1955
- Sheaf v. Minneapolis, St. P. & S. S. M. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
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