Legal Opinion
Ivian M. Freeman v. Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1979No. 78-1376PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K. K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Norfolk & Western Railway Company [the Employer] appeals after unsuccessfully defending an action brought in district court by Ivian M. Freeman under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. [FELA]. The Employer does not appeal the sufficiency of the evidence upon which the jury found liability and awarded $26,190.80 in damages; rather, it appeals the district court’s refusal to direct a verdict or grant judgment n. o. v. on the ground that Freeman, by his previous acceptance of benefits under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Estate Counseling Service, Inc., a Corporation v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Orvner D. Biggs v. Norfolk Dredging Company, Samuel J. Clowers v. Tidewater-Raymond-KiewitCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Newport News Shipbuilding And Dry Dock Company v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Jean Martin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Caldwell v. Ogden Sea Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- John B. Price, Jr. v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Nichols v. Pabtex, Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 2001
- Collins v. Union Pacific RailroadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
- Schwalb v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1988
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