Legal Opinion
Barnett v. Terminal R. Ass'n of St. Louis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1953No. 14692PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
Ferriel M. Barnett, a car inspector and repairman employed by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, an interstate carrier, was injured on December 29, 1950, when he was struck on one knee by the end of an air hose coupling which suddenly came apart. He brought this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., for damages, upon the claim that the accident and his injuries were caused by the negligence of the defendant (appellee). The defendant denied liability.
The case has been tried twice. On the first trial the jury disagreed.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Coray v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Muriel Jeanne Homolla v. Shirley C. GluckCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Susan Passwaters, by Donald Passwaters, Her Father and Next Friend, and Donald Passwaters v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Dan Smoot v. Honorable Noel P. Fox, United States District Judge for the Western District of MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Robert W. Johnston v. H. G. Cartwright, Kiowa Corporation, Walter Brown and H. G. Cartwright v. Robert W. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Neil A. Holmgren v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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