Legal Opinion
Francis v. Heater v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 5, 1974No. 73-1133PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Francis Heater, plaintiff-appellee, brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. The jury awarded damages to the plaintiff in the amount of $100,000. The defendant, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, appeals.
Viewing the evidence, as we must, from the point of view most favorable to the party prevailing on trial, it fairly establishes the following. Heater was employed by the defendant railroad as a carman, a job which required that he inspect and repair railroad cars. On March 3, 1969,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Inman v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Harry G. Seaboldt v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff) v. Thompson Mahogany Company (Third-Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- Thomas Fashauer, Jr. v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- David Harbin v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Cassino v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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