Legal Opinion
Davis v. Virginian Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 25, 1960No. 53PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr-. Justice Clark
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is a negligence case under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 35 Stat. 65, 45 U. S. C. § 51. Petitioner, an employee of respondent, was injured while shifting various railroad cars on its tracks in and about the Ford Motor Company plant at Norfolk, Virginia. His first cause of action charged respondent with negligence in requiring the shifting of the cars in such an accelerated time and with such inexperienced help that petitioner was injured in attempting to carry out his instructions. In his second claim petitioner alleged that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- 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
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- James Davis v. M. J. Duplantis, M.D., and W. Hammond Newman, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Downer v. VeilleuxSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
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