Legal Opinion
Leslie L. Jones v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, Leslie L. Jones v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1966No. 10591_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge.
A brakeman in the employ of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway brought an action under .the Federal Employers’ Liability Act to recover damages for personal injuries, including the amputation of his left leg below the knee, suffered when he was struck by a boxcar in the railroad’s Fulton Yard at Richmond, Virginia. The District Court, sitting without a jury, gave judgment for the plaintiff, Leslie L. Jones, in the amount of $97,660.00 on its finding that the injuries were solely caused by the railroad’s negligence in operating a diesel engine without ringing the warning…
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- Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Virginian Railway Co. v. HaleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1931
- Southern Railway Co. v. BardenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
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- Besse v. Burlington Northern, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1978