Legal Opinion
Howard v. Louisiana & A. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1931No. 5941PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, plaintiff below, sued the defendant railway company under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59) for alleged injuries claimed to have been suffered by him while in the defendant’s employ as a brakeman.
At the close of all the evidence a motion for a directed verdict in favor of the defendant was presented and argued, and the court, stating that if a substantial verdict for plaintiff was rendered by the jury the court would have to set same aside as contrary to the law and the evidence, granted the motion.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Improvement Company v. MunsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Capital Traction Co. v. HofSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Slocum v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Pleasants v. FantSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania v. A. L. Myrick, D/B/A Market Produce CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Johnson v. Dierks Lumber & Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Lake County v. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- Reid v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
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