Legal Opinion
Southern Ry. Co. v. Hylton
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1930No. 5258PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
Hylton was a freight engineer running to Knoxville from the west on the Southern. Between Knoxville and Clinton a “steel gang,” of whieh Majors was foreman, was engaged in relaying rails, working west. Hylton with his train encountered this gang between mileposts 15 and 14 west from Knoxville; the track was in an unsafe condition; the engine was derailed, and Hylton was killed. This action was brought to recover damages for his death; the court below left the issue to the jury; it found a verdict for plaintiff; The action was planted upon the Federal Employers’…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. WilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Frese v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Davis v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Unadilla Valley Railway Co. v. CaldineSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Southern Ry. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Walker v. Lykes Bros. S.S. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Paster v. Pennsylvania R. R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Atchison, T. & SF Ry. Co. v. BallardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Chicago, St. P., M. & OR Co. v. ArnoldCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
- Louisville & N. R. Co. v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1935
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