Legal Opinion
Romeo L. Janelle v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 24, 1975No. 75-3174PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The decedent, Mrs. Tena P. Janelle, was a clerical employee of the Georgia Railroad in its Augusta, Georgia offices. Mrs. Janelle was struck and killed at 8:00 a. m. November 12, 1973, by a Georgia Railroad switch engine as she walked across a grade crossing to report for work at the railroad’s offices. Following the accident, Mrs. Janelle’s husband, Romeo Janelle, sued as Executor of her estate to recover damages from the railroads for her death allegedly caused by the negligent operation of the switch engine, in a suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, Title…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. McGinnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Louisiana & Arkansas Ry. Co. v. PrattCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Stark v. Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Ry. Co. Appeal of StarkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Earwood v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1993
- Rivera v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Charles v. Abate, Jr. v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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