Legal Opinion

Woodward Iron Co. v. Limbaugh

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 1, 1921No. 3783PublishedCited by 6 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama; William I. Grubb, Judge. Action by J. C. Uimbaugh against the Woodward Iron Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, Circuit Judge.

This was an action by the defendant in error (herein referred to as the plaintiff) against the plaintiff in error, Woodward Iron Company (herein referred to as the defendant), to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the former while engaged in the discharge of his duty as an employee of the latter. Each count of the complaint which was put in issue and submitted to the jury alleged negligence for the consequences of which to its employee the defendant was responsible under the Alabama Employers’ Riability Act. Code of Ala. of 1907, §…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad v. HollowaySupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Hunt v. KaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1900

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Raymond P. Ward v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  2. Malisfski v. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
  3. White v. Great American Insurance Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972
  4. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
  5. Cotton Belt Insurance Company, Inc. v. K. M. Wall, Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth M. Wall, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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