Legal Opinion
Griswold v. Gardner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 15, 1946No. 8936PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff in an action to recover damages under the Federal Employers Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., occasioned by the death of plaintiff’s decedent resulting from the alleged negligence of defendant during a switching operation in defendant’s yard at Bloomington, Illinois. The errors relied on are (1) the court’s refusal to direct a verdict in favor of defendant and (2) the giving of two instructions for plaintiff.
Any detailed review of the evidence in a case of this character for the purpose of cletermining the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Myers v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- New York, New Haven & Hartford R. Co. v. LearyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- Chicago, St. P., M. & OR Co. v. ArnoldCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
- Cheffey v. Pennsylvania R. Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
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