Legal Opinion
O'Mara v. Pennsylvania R.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1938No. 7489PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS^ Circuit Judge.
Injured while alighting from a baggage truck of the appellee railroad after transferring mail and baggage therefrom to a passenger train, the appellant sued for damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. At the conclusion of hjs evidence the court directed a verdict for the defendant on the ground that there was failure of evidence to show its negligence. The only error assigned is to the granting of the peremptory instruction.
Upon the night of the accident the appellant, who had been a railroad employee for many years, was the night…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. KastCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1924
- B. & O. Ry. Co. v. FlechtnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1924
- Davlin v. Henry Ford & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1927
- Toledo, St. L. & W. R. v. HoweCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1911
- Louisville & N. R. v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Petterson v. Alaska S. S. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. O'NeillCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
- Gulf Refining Co. v. Mark C. Walker & Son Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
- Pennsylvania R. R. v. GoldieCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1950
- Troutman v. Mutual Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
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