Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Pennsylvania R.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 11, 1931No. 4406PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPARKS, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought to recover damages for the death of Viola Mae Garrett, who lost her life in a railroad crossing collision on April 22, 1929. The deceased was riding in the back seat of an Overland Sedan automobile driven by her mother. The complaint consisted of five counts. The first count was based on general negligence; the second count charged the failure of appellee’s train to sound a crossing warning as it approached the crossing where the accident happened, in accordance with Illinois statutes, Cahill’s Rev. St. 1929, c. 114, par. 84; the third count charged…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- A. B. Small Co. v. Lamborn & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Southern Pacific Co. v. PoolSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Miller v. Union Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Sperry v. Wabash R.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 1944
- Backus v. TaplinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1936