Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Tennessee R.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1929No. 5089PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Circuit Judge.
In an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59) for personal injuries, judgment was rendered for defendant on a directed verdict at the close of all the evidence. This was on a second trial; the verdict for plaintiff in the first trial having been set aside as not supported by the evidence.
Defendant operated a small railroad primarily for the transportation of coal and lumber, with its southern terminus at Fork Mountain, Tenn. Near Tioga, a stop north of Fork Mountain, ran a parallel side track for switching the log cars of the New River Lumber…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. KoskeSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Southern Pacific Co. v. BerkshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Norfolk & W. Ry. Co. v. CollingsworthCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1929
3Cited by3 opinions
- Chapman & Dewey Lumber Co. v. HanksCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
- Reid v. Grand Trunk Western R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1934
- Tennessee R. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1931