Dawson v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas.
1Opinion of the Court
THAYER, Circuit Judge.
This was an action for personal injuries, in which the trial court, after hearing all the testimony, directed a verdict in favor of the defendant company. Whether such direction was proper is the sole question presented by the record, and the facts on which the decision must turn are few and simple. Alberta M. Dawson, the husband of Daisy Dawson, the plaintiff in error, was a brakeman in the employ of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, the defendant in error. On November 5, 1898, the freight train on which he was employed as head brakeman arrived at…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Morris v. Duluth, S. S. & A. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
- Loranger v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1895
- Carrier v. Union Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1900
- Cunningham v. Chicago, M. & St. P. R. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota · 1883
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- Johns-Manville, Inc. v. PockerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
- Gilbert v. Burlington, C. R. & N. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
- Canadian Northern Ry. Co. v. SenskeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
- Lake v. Shenango Furnace Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1908
- Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co. v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
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