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Willgues v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 10, 1927PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.

This is a suit by Tda V. Willgues, widow and ad-ministratrix of Louis M. Willgues, deceased, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & S't. Louis Railroad Company, for the death of Louis M. Willgues while switching freight cars in the Scully Yards, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The case was dismissed as to the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company, and a verdict was returned against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for $20,000, which company appealed.

Eight grounds of negligence are…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
  3. Stewart v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  4. Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. E. O. Stanard Milling Co. v. White Line Central Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1894

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Carter v. Matthey Laundry & Dry Cleaning CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
  2. In Re RandolphSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
  3. Briggs v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
  4. Jones v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944

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