Legal Opinion
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation v. George W. Lint
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1954No. 15102_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.
This action is for personal injuries and admittedly arises under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et- seq. Plaintiff (appellee) was a brakeman on defendant’s railroad and at the time of the collision was serving on a freight train crew delivering cattle at Walnut, Iowa. His duty was to signal the engineer to enable proper spotting of .cars at the- unloading chute. He was standing on a stock unloading platform about six feet wide to do this. He had no other duties relating to unloading the cattle. The platform leads from the box car to an…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BehymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Merchants Motor Freight, Inc. v. Glen Downing and Independent Truckers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- State v. Gannons Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
- Steven Bissett and David Westergren v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, David Westergren v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- George W. Snyder v. Lehigh Valley Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Marvel Schillie, Administratrix of the Estate of Marion Schillie, Deceased v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
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