Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1985No. 84-3344PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
The Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co. (L & A) appeals from a jury verdict holding it liable under § 1 of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (the Act or FELA)1 for injuries incurred by one of its brakemen in an automobile accident. L & A challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury verdict. In addition, L & A appeals from the district court’s dismissal of its third party indemnity action against Miller Cab Company (Miller).2 L & A contends that the jury’s implicit finding of negligence on the part of Miller in the FELA action entitles L & A…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Appalachian Corp. v. Brooklyn Cooperage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Jean Lang v. Texas & Pacific Railway Company and Missouri-Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Union Pacific Railroad v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Willard Green v. River Terminal Railway Co., Third Party Jerald E. Dawson, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Ellison v. Shell Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Broussard v. Union Pacific R. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- Mona Miller v. Alabama Great So RR CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
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