Legal Opinion

St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. v. Harvey

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 19, 1906No. 2,285PublishedCited by 17 opinions

In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

1Opinion of the Court

SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

On March 3, 1903, two gangs of laborers were at work for the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, the defendant below, at a point about: three miles north of Jonesboro in the state of Arkansas. The plaintiff below, Sam J. Harvey, was a member of a gang which was engaged in taking up old rails and laying new ones and the foreman of his gang was one Redding. The other gang was engaged in surfacing and repairing the roadbed about a quarter of a mile north of Redding’s gang, and W. J. Bridges was its foreman. The hours of work for the men in these gangs were from 7 in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Morier v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
  2. Garretzen v. DuenckelSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
  3. Snyder v. Han. & St. Jos. R. R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1875
  4. Cousins v. Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1877
  5. Walker v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. Lushbough Hoffman v. LushboughCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
  2. Gousse v. LoweCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
  3. Long v. NuteMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
  4. Turner v. American District Telegraph & Messenger Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
  5. Jackson v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910

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