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Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. Garwood

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 28, 1948No. 13637PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIDDICK, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict in an action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for injuries sustained by appellee when struck by one of appellant’s passenger trains. In the complaint appellant was charged with negligence resulting in appellee’s injuries (1) in failing to use reasonable care to furnish appellee a safe place to work, (2) in operating its passenger train at an excessive rate of speed, (3) in failing to keep a lookout for employees . of appellant on the track at the…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Volasco Products Co. v. Lloyd A. Fry Roofing Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
  2. The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
  3. Schears v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
  4. Agnes R. Nutt v. Black Hills Stage Lines, Inc., a Corporation, Kenneth Clark and Robert MechaleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
  5. Gulf, M. & O.R. Co. v. FreundCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950

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