Legal Opinion
Missouri-K.-T. R. Co. Of Texas v. Ridgway
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1951No. 14189_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Chief Judge.
The instant action was brought by Ralph P. Ridgway against Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company under Section 11, Title 45 United States Code Annotated, to recover damages for personal injuries. The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the trial court.
At the time of the accident resulting in plaintiff’s injuries he was employed by defendant as a switchman in its yards at Fort Worth, Texas. The defendant is a common carrier and at the time of the accident plaintiff and defendant were engaged in interstate commerce. It is alleged that the accident…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Improvement Company v. MunsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Slocum v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Viereck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v. Brookside Theatre Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
- Brown & Root, Inc. v. Big Rock CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Joseph E. Thomas v. Ruth A. Martin HoganCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
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