Legal Opinion
Canadian Pac. Ry. Co. v. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 28, 1916No. 1171PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the United States' for the District of Maine; Clarence Hale, Judge. Action by Barbara Thompson, administratrix, against the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
It is the view of the court that the judgment in this case in the District Court, in favor of the original plaintiff, should be affirmed. Suit was brought under the Employers’ Liability Act, and the circumstances are told by the defendant in error, the original plaintiff, as follows:
“This is an action brought by Barbara Thompson, administratrix, under the Employers’ Liability Act of April 22, 1908, in the District Court of the United States for the District of Maine, to recover damages for the negligent killing of Edgar E, Thompson, a brakeman in the employ of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Whitney v. New York, N. H. & H. R.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1900
- St. Joseph & G. I. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
3Cited by3 opinions
- Miller v. Central R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Hargrove v. Gulp, C. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Anderson v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1931