Legal Opinion
Wheelock v. Freiwald
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1933No. 9660PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought by appellee as administratrix of the estate of M. J. Freiwald, deceased, against appellants, as receivers of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, to recover damages on account of the death of M. J. Freiwald. The action is bottomed on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U. S. C. §§ 51-59 [45 USCA §§ 51-59]).
The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the lower court.
At the time of the accident resulting in the death of Freiwald, be was in the employ of the defendants as a switchman, and was working as a member of a switching…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Boldt v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ToopsSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Kurn v. StanfieldCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Marek v. FlemmingDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1961
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