Legal Opinion
Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail Road
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 18, 1968No. 35PublishedCited by 270 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
Petitioner was working for respondent as foreman of a track gang when a 300-pound railroad tie being lifted by the gang fell and severely crushed his right foot. He sued respondent for damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 35 Stat. 65, as amended, 45 U. S. C. § 51 et seq., and a jury in the District Court for the *157Southern District of New York awarded him 1305,00o.1 The trial judge denied the railroad’s motion to set the award aside as excessive. The railroad appealed the denial to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and that court, one judge dissenting, ordered the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Savino Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Neese v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Virginian Ry. Co. v. ArmentroutCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Barnes v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Bucher v. KrauseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by270 opinions
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- Maritime Overseas Corp. v. EllisTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Spell v. McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Carlos A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez v. Desiderio Cartagena and Domingo Alvarez, Carlos A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez v. Pedro N. Soto and Edwin F. GotayCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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