Legal Opinion
Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Arlene Delores Staples, a Minor, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1959No. 16296_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
This was an action brought by appel-lee against appellant to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by her while she was a passenger on one of appellant’s trains en route from St. Louis, Missouri to Memphis, Tennessee. We shall refer to the parties as they were designated in the trial court.
Plaintiff alleged no specific act of negligence but submitted her right to recover on a general allegation of negligence, thus invoking the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. Defendant answered, denying all acts of negligence.
The accident which caused plaintiff’s injuries…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fisher v. JansenIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Adam Hat Stores, Inc. v. Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
- Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- Kierce v. Central Vermont Ry. Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- Lord & Spencer, Inc. v. M. N. Stout Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by22 opinions
- David A. Kostelec v. State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Edward L. Flanigan v. Burlington Northern Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Warren Vanskike v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation, and Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Allstate Insurance Company v. Norman J. James and Vera M. JamesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Vanskike v. ACF Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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