Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Dixon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1953No. 14320PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act 1 has been twice tried before a jury, each trial resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $25,000.00. The judgment entered upon the first verdict was reversed on account of insufficient instructions to the jury. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Dixon, 5 Cir., 189 F.2d 525. In that opinion the issues framed by the pleadings were suecinctly stated.
It is conceded that upon re-trial the District Judge did charge the principles which were erroneously omitted in the first trial. There is no contention that the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Monarch Insurance Company of Ohio v. May Spach, as Receiver for Ro-Ben, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Floyd Gene Bridger v. Union Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Emanuel LesterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Duling v. MarkunCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Aerosonic Corporation and MacLeod Instrument Corporation v. Trodyne CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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