Legal Opinion
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. Koske
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 18, 1929No. 219PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
Respondent sued petitioner under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act in the circuit court of Hudson County/ New Jersey, to recover damages for injuries sustained by him while in the service of petitioner. At the close of the evidence, defendant moved the court to direct a-verdict in its favor , on the grounds that the evidence was not -sufficient to warrant a finding of negligence on the part of defendant and that it conclusively appeared that plaintiff assumed the risk of the accident and injury complained of. The motion was denied, there was a verdict for plaintiff, and the judgment…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Butler v. FrazeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. AebySupreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by119 opinions
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- McGivern v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Hubbard v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1932
- Hietala v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Holm v. Cities Service Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
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