Legal Opinion
Bernard C. Taylor v. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1971No. 386-70PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge.
This case was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., for damages suffered by Taylor, a railroad employee, in a railroading accident. The facts are not critical on appeal inasmuch as the trial court directed a verdict against the Railroad on the issues of negligence and contributory negligence, and no appeal is taken from those rulings. Trial was to a jury which returned a verdict of $30,000. Taylor now appeals, urging that there were erroneous instructions; that prejudicial evidence was admitted; and that the award of the jury was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Donald R. Elbel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Texas and Pacific Railway Company v. Walter N. Buckles, Jr., and Silas R. StanleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Smith v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. CandlerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1922
- Mario Sanseverino v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Edward L. Flanigan v. Burlington Northern Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Betty Bledsoe and Gail Wesson v. Daniel v. Garcia, Bill Sieferd, and Bill PepplerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Walter D. Weir and Janet D. Weir v. Federal Insurance Company, and Third Party Cross-Appellee v. Whirlpool Corporation, Third Party Cross-Appellant, and Mesa Tv and Appliance, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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