Legal Opinion
Donald Affleck v. Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 11, 1958No. 12121_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*250HASTINGS, Circuit Judge.
This was an action brought by plaintiff, Donald Affleck (appellee), a delivery clerk for defendant, Chicago and North Western Railway Company (appellant), for personal injuries suffered on December 4, 1955 during the course of his employment. Plaintiff claimed these injuries proximately resulted from the alleged negligence of the defendant, and based his action upon the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60. The jury returned a verdict of f10,000 in favor of plaintiff, and from a judgment entered thereon, defendant appeals.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Eizerman v. BehnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
- Twachtman v. ConnellyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
- Travelers Fire Ins. Co. v. Ranney-Davis Mercantile Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Deel v. HeiligensteinIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
- Louis D. Anderson v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Floyd Harris and Doretha Harris v. Zurich Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Kapelski v. Alton & Southern RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- James Hosie v. Chicago and North Western Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Sophie Jeffries as Mother and Next of Friend of Lenardrew Jeffries v. Silvercup Bakers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Eldon C. Odekirk v. Sears Roebuck & Co., a Corporation and Vaughn & Bushnell Mfg. Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
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