Legal Opinion
Bobango v. Erie R.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1932No. 5860PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORMAN, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 OSCA §§ 51-59) to recover damages for personal injuries. At the close of the evidence on the trial below, the District Court, upon motion, directed a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
On the day of the injury, plaintiff was a member of a surveying crew employed by defendant. Part of the equipment of the crew was a level rod of wood six or seven feet long. On one end of it was fastened a metal target about five or six inches in diameter and one-eighth of an inch thick. The plaintiff testified…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. WilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Frese v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Erie R. Co. v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1920
- Orton v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1925
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Johnson v. Kosmos Portland Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1933
- NEW YORK, C. & ST. L. R. CO. v. AffolderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- International-Great Northern R. v. LowryTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Smith v. LampeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1933
- Graham v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
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