Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 16, 1958No. Civ. A. 13234PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
This is an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act to recover damages for injuries sustained while plaintiff was employed as a trackman for the Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad. 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq.
Upon jury trial verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $60,000.
The matters before the court are twofold:(1) Motion to set aside the verdict ■or for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.(2) Motion for new trial.
Motion to Set Aside the Verdict
The cause of action is predicated upon the thesis that defendant returned plaintiff back to work when…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Blair v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Trowbridge v. Abrasive Co. Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Donald D. Fletcher v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Isgett v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1971
- Walter Dunn v. Conemaugh & Black Lick RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- Massimiani v. Monongahela Railway Co., Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Bayles v. Louisville Nashville Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
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