Legal Opinion
Mexican Cent. Ry. Co. v. Eckman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1900No. 893PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Error to the 'Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas.
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMIOK, Circuit Judge.
J. W. Eckman, the defendant in error, brought his action against the Mexican Central Railway Company, Limited, the plaintiff in error, to recover damages on account of injuries received by him while operating a work train in a tunnel on the railway company’s road in the republic of Mexico. He was working on the San Luis Potosi Branch of the company’s road, on a division in the Rascón Mountains between Cardenas and Tampico. He had commenced work as conductor of a work train on the oth •of August, and he received his injury on the 23d of August, 1898. On the day he was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mexican National Railway Co. v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Hunter v. N. Y., Ontario & Western R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Mexican Cent. Ry. Co. v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1899
- Mexican Cent. Ry. Co. v. MurrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1900
3Cited by2 opinions
- Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1912
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & Ry. Co. v. CurrierCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1901