Legal Opinion
Moore v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 20, 1960No. Gen. 47,989PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Administrator of the Estate of Vernon F. Adair, deceased, sued on behalf of the widow and seven dependent children under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act to recover damages for his death caused by the alleged negligence of defendant in a collision of two of its trains. Following a verdict and judgment for the defendant, and the denial of motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
At 12:36 A. M. on July 5, 1955, two trains of the defendant came together in a head-on collision on a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Imig v. BeckIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
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