Director General of Railroads v. Reynolds
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky: Andrew M. J. Cochran, Judge. Action by Deslíe Reynolds against the Director General of Railroads. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. In connection with its factory, the Huntington Lumber & Supply. Company maintained a loading and unloading platform 400 feet long alongside of the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky: Andrew M. J. Cochran, Judge. Action by Deslíe Reynolds against the Director General of Railroads. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. In connection with its factory, the Huntington Lumber & Supply. Company maintained a loading and unloading platform 400 feet long alongside of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. Opposite half of this platform there were placed more or less constantly about eight box cars, from which lumber was being unloaded, and opposite the other half there were commonly…
1Opinion of the CourtDenison, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] The principles which in this court govern such contentions have been stated too often to need elaboration. Even though the evidentiary facts may not be in dispute, it. of ten happens that different minds draw different inferences therefrom, and whatever the conclusion of the judges might be, if they were triers of fact, it.is only when they are able to say that all reasonable minds must agree that there was no negligence by defendant, or that there was contributory negligence by plaintiff, that they can require a verdict to be directed upon either of…
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- Richards v. H. K. Mulford Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
- Hodges v. Erie R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1919
- Cronopolous v. Pennsylvania Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1919
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- McGinty v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1925