Legal Opinion
Grand Trunk Western R. Co. v. Collins
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1933No. Nos. 6257-6259PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Circuit Judge.
Judgments on verdicts in the three cases, consolidated below and tried as one, were en*876tered against the appellant for death and injuries resulting from a collision between its train and an automobile. The appellee, who sued below as administrator of the estate of Matthew Leithead, deceased, and as guardian of the two Leithead children, is a citizen of Great Britain, and federal jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship-. The principal error assigned,is the failure of the court below to direct a verdict in favor of the railroad. The facts follow:
The accident…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Begert v. PayneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1921
- Wabash Ry. Co. v. WalczakCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1931
- Grand Trunk Western Ry. Co. v. HeatlieCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1931
- Ristucci v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lake County v. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- Fort Street Union Depot Co. v. HillenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- Hewlett v. SchadelCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
- Scott v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1934
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