Legal Opinion
John B. McCracken v. Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1957No. 7312PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge.
The sole question on this appeal concerns the propriety of the District Judge’s granting, at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence, a directed verdict for the defendant railroad company and ordering a dismissal of the suit.
The appellant was employed as a car repairman helper at the Potomac Yards of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company, at Alexandria, Virginia. According to the plaintiff’s evidence, while he was carrying a journal box weighing approximately eighty-seven pounds, his right heel sank into the soft ground to a depth of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Felton v. SpiroCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
- Garrison v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Jerry Simpson v. Skelly Oil Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Francesco Sano v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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