Legal Opinion
Mildred D. Martin, Administratrix of the Estate of B. T. Martin, Deceased v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1959No. 17567_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the widow of a railroad employee who was killed as a result of the defendant’s negligence. She brought this action to recover damages for his death, as provided for by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. The action was tried before the district court without a jury. The court awarded her a judgment in the principal amount of $35,000.
The decedent was earning about $5,-900-7,300 in the years immediately preceding his death. He was about to enter upon a job as county commissioner at an annual salary of $3,000, which job he…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. McGinnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Railroad Co. v. BarronSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- National Airlines, Inc. v. Beryl Whiteman Stiles, Beryl Whiteman Stiles v. National Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. HollowaySupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Yowell v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
- National Airlines, Inc. v. Beryl Whiteman Stiles, Beryl Whiteman Stiles v. National Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Solomon v. WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Salinas v. KahnCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1965
- Thompson v. Offshore Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1977
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