Legal Opinion
Pokora v. Wabash Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 2, 1934No. 585PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
John Pokora, driving his truck across a railway grade crossing in the city of Springfield, Illinois, was struck by a train and injured. Upon the trial of his suit for damages, the District Court held that he had been guilty of contributory negligence, and directed a verdict for the defendant. The Circuit Court of Appeals (one judge dissenting) affirmed, 66 F. (2d) 166, resting its judgment on the opinion of this court in B. & O. R. Co. v. Goodman, 275 U.S. 66. A writ of certiorari brings the case here.
Pokora was an ice dealer, and had come to the crossing to load his truck with ice. The…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Johnson v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
- Miller v. Union Pacific R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Dolan v. . Delaware and Hudson Canal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
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3Cited by172 opinions
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- Sampson v. ChannellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1940
- Peri v. L.A. Junction Ry.California Supreme Court · 1943
- Mattfeld v. NesterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
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