Legal Opinion
Emily Baum, Administratrix of the Estate of Floyd Brown, Deceased v. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 29, 1958No. 12257_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKINSON, Circuit Judge.
This action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. originated by complaint in the District Court charging the defendant with failure to provide Floyd Brown, the plaintiff’s decedent, with a safe place to work and to operate its trains in a careful and prudent manner on Saturday, September 12, 1953.
At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case the District Court, on written motion of the defendant, directed a verdict in its favor. Judgment was entered on the ver-diet and this appeal followed.
The facts for the most part are undisputed. The…
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- Virginian Ry. Co. v. EarlyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
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