Legal Opinion
Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. Green
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1947No. 13558PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
The appeal is from a judgment recovered by a brakeman against the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, on a jury trial, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., for injuries sustained in a derailment.
The train involved was a passenger train of 16 cars running from Chicago to Omaha. The derailment occurred about 3% miles west of Colo, Iowa. The last 6 cars of the train and the rear wheels of the preceding car all left the track. This resulted in the rails being torn up for some distance, as the train was being brought to a stop. When…
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- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by73 opinions
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- Southern Pac. Co. v. GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Edward L. Flanigan v. Burlington Northern Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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