Legal Opinion
Landreth v. Wabash R.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 18, 1946No. 8889PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPARKS, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for per-» sonal injuries resulting from alleged negligence of the defendant on August 18, 1942. The complaint was filed February 16, 1943, and alleged that both parties were engaged in interstate' commerce at the time of the event.
The only error assigned is the court’s overruling of plaintiff’s motion to strike defendant’s sixth defense. The plaintiff chose to stand upon his exceptions to that ruling and declined to plead further, whereupon the court rendered…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. SchendelSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Dennison v. PayneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
- Hoffman v. New York, N. H. & H. R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Hagens v. United Fruit Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Mike Hooks, Inc. v. Gonzalo PenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Boatel, Inc. v. DelamoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Helen Schroeder, Administrator of the Estate of Ralph C. Schroeder, Deceased v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a Corporation, Third-Party v. The Willett Company, a Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Tate v. City of Eufaula, AlabamaDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1958
- United States v. DavisDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 1972
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