Legal Opinion
Francis P. Beattie v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 19, 1955No. 11219PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.
This is an action arising under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff, a switchman employed by defendant, because of defendant’s alleged negligence in failing to furnish plaintiff with a reasonably safe place in which to do, his work and in allowing oil or grease to remain on the steel platform of the coal dumper where plaintiff had to do his work. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $25,000. Judgment was entered on the verdict. Defendant’s motion for judgment…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Wetherbee v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Terminal R. Ass'n of St. Louis v. FitzjohnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Shenker v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Security Insurance Company of New Haven v. Virgil H. Johnson and Rex Bratcher, D/B/A Johnson-Bratcher Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Rita E. Shaw v. Edward Hines Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Erma Maxine Conley, Administratrix of the Estate of Leslie S. Conley, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
- Elliott v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1972
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