Legal Opinion
Sherry v. Baltimore & O. R.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1929No. 5088PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKENLOOPER, Circuit Judge.
Action under the Federal Safety Appliance Act (45 USCA §§ 1-46). Plaintiff was a car inspector employed by defendant in and about the railway yard of defendant in the city of Youngstown. It was his duty to inspect “bad order” cars, to make such repairs as could be made on the ground, or to order a car to the repair shops for that purpose.
The ear in question had been placed upon one of the ladder tracks in the general yard, cut from the train, and reported to plaintiff as having a defective brake. In his capacity as inspector and repairman, plaintiff went to the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. RigsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. WilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Davis v. WolfeSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. ConartySupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Lang v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Lyle v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- Reetz v. Chicago & ER Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1931
- Brady v. Wabash Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- Steele v. Commercial Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1931
- Compton v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1945
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