Legal Opinion
Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1949No. 12601PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
Marsh, called herein appellant, a fireman on a switch engine, sued for a personal injury alleged to have been caused by negligence in maintaining the switching track and the apron covering the coupling between the engine and tender, on which apron he stood in firing. At the conclusion of the evidence l*he defendant’s motion for an instructed verdict was denied, and a verdict for plaintiff was returned. The defendant then moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or if that should be denied, for a new trial on the ground, among others, that the verdict was against…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & RobesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Felton v. SpiroCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
- Mt. Adams & E. P. Inclined Ry. Co. v. LoweryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
- Travelers' Ins. Co. of Hartford v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
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3Cited by148 opinions
- George W. Whiteman v. Elsoyd PitrieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company v. Rosa Lee Leaman RoosthCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Angel Urti v. Transport Commercial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Weyerhaeuser Company v. Bucon Construction Company, Inc., and Travelers Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Inglett & Company, Inc. v. Everglades Fertilizer Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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