Legal Opinion
Throckmorton v. St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1950No. 14001_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendant (appellee) entered upon the verdict of a jury in an action brought by a former switchman of the defendant under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U. S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover for injuries alleged to be due to a violation by the defendant of the Federal Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §• 11.
The accident, in which the plaintiff (appellant) lost both of his legs below the knees, occurred in the early morning of June 12, 1948, on a track of the defendant at Springfield, Missouri. In his complaint the…
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- Affronti v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
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- Saul Henry Davis, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
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