Legal Opinion
Leveck v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 24, 1986No. 85-1235PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant appeals from a directed verdict for plaintiff in an action brought under section 2 of the Federal Safety Appliance Act (45 U.S.C.A. sec. 2 (1970)), to recover for injuries sustained during the course of his employment, contending that the trial court erred in (a) excluding certain evidence which contradicted plaintiff’s version of the occurrence and rebutted his claim that his injuries proximately resulted from violations of the Act, and (b) directing a verdict for plaintiff on the issue of liability.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Material Service Corp. v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Crane v. Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Carter v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Florence Metcalfe, Administratrix of the Estate of John E. Metcalfe, Deceased v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Yedor v. Centre Properties, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Van Hattem v. K Mart Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1999
- Central of Georgia Railroad v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Eschberger v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Hiles v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1994
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