Legal Opinion
Frederick L. Millner v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1981No. 80-1444PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
In this FELA action by Frederick L. Millner against his employer, the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. (N&W), the N&W pleaded in bar of the action a negotiated settlement of the claim under which Millner had released the N&W from liability. Following an evidentiary hearing devoted to this issue, the district court upheld the settlement as valid and binding upon Millner and dismissed the action with prejudice. Millner appealed, challenging both the procedure by which the issue was resolved and the merits of its resolution. We hold that Millner was entitled to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Teodore Dorotee Autera v. Manuel Dudley Robinson, Anthony C. Autera v. Manuel Dudley RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Cia Anon Venezolana De Navegacion v. Frank L. Harris and Pate Stevedoring Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by104 opinions
- Robert C. Hensley v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc., a Foreign Corporation, and Alan Modliszewski, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. HardageCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Edward Allen White v. Wayne McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Malave v. Carney HospitalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- James Adams v. Johns-Manville Corporation, and Raymark Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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