Legal Opinion

Illinois Central Railroad v. Kelly

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 14, 1916PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from Grayson Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Settle

Reversing.

On the trial of this action in "the-court below the appellee, Melvin Kelly, recovered of the appellant, Illinois Central Railroad Company, a verdict and judgment for $1,500.00 damages, resulting from injuries to his person, caused, as alleged in the petition, by the negligence of appellant and its servants superior in authority to him. Appellant was refused a new trial by the circuit court and its dissatisfaction with that ruling, and with the judgment, led to this appeal.

The action was brought under the -Federal Employers ’ Liability Act.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  5. North Carolina Railroad v. ZacharySupreme Court of the United States · 1914

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Kusturin v. Chicago & Alton RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. TuckerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
  3. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. HansfordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  4. Perez v. Union Pac. R. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1918
  5. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. ShawCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916

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