Legal Opinion
Stark v. Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Ry. Co. Appeal of Stark
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 29, 1953No. 10692PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
This is a death action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., brought by the administratrix, the widow of the deceased, for the benefit of herself and the 13% year old son of the deceased by a former marriage.
Before the case was called on the morning of the third day of the trial, the attorney for the defendant unexpectedly made an offer of settlement, and when court opened the judge was advised that a settlement agreement had been reached by which the defendant agreed to pay $38,500 for a release from liability. The judge stated that the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. McGinnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Wells-Dickey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Mullen v. Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
- Southern Ry. Co. v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Warnie Lee Ivy, Cross-Appellants v. Security Barge Lines, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Mandell and Wright v. ThomasTexas Supreme Court · 1969
- Montellier v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1962
- Genevieve Derewecki, Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph W. Derewecki, Deceased v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Petition of Canal Barge CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1971
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