Legal Opinion
Adolphus Keaton v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 4, 1963No. 13865_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
This suit is under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act.1 Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff. Defendant Santa Fe has appealed.
' Plaintiff, a Santa Fe cook, broke his leg when he fell in the vestibule of a pullman car. He had left the diner kitchen of the Super Chief, walked through the pullman car and got off at its vestibule to get provisions at the commissary a short way from the cars. On his return he boarded the pullman car, slipped in the vestibule and was injured.
Santa Fe contends the District Court erred in denying its motion for directed verdict. It argues…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. GunnSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- Christian v. Hertz Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Dock Threatt and Francis Smith v. United States Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Rayford L. TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GORDON FLESCH COMPANY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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