Legal Opinion
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company v. Edward A. Cragan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 17, 1965No. 6511_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDEN, Judge.
The appellee-plaintiff Cragan sued the appellant-defendant railroad under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (F.E.L.A.), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60. He alleged that, in performing his duties as a railroad police officer of the defendant railroad, he, as a result of the negligence of the railroad, suffered a physical injury. His case was tried before a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. At the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict. The motion was denied. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. HenaganSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Edward Conway v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, Edward Conway v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Magnat Corporation v. B & B Electroplating Co., Inc., B & B Electroplating Co., Inc. v. Magnat CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
- Wilmoth v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R. Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- Taylor v. Missouri Pacific RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974