Hemphill v. Wabash R. Co

209 F.2d 768

HEMPHILL,

v.

WABASH R. CO.

No. 10945.

United States Court of Appeals

Seventh Circuit.

Jan. 7, 1954.

Rehearing Denied Feb. 17, 1954.

Omer Poos, Hillsboro, Ill., for appellant.

Miles Gray, Norman P. Jones, Springfield, Ill., Joseph H. Miller, Richard B. Elster, St. Louis, Mo., of counsel, for appellee.

Before DUFFY, LINDLEY and SWAIM, Circuit Judges.

LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.

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This action was brought by the Executor of the Estate of Joseph Bostick Liston, Deceased, to recover damages for the death of the decedent which was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendant in running its…