Legal Opinion

Chicago Great Western Railway Company, a Corporation v. Leon Scovel

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 10, 1956No. 15485_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARDNER, Chief Judge.

Appellee Leon Seovel brought this action against the Chicago Great Western Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by him while he was in the employ of appellant. The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the trial court. At the time of receiving his injuries plaintiff was employed by defendant on its railroad, a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce, as a section foreman. In his complaint he charged defendant with negligence in the following particulars: (1) That it failed to furnish him with a reasonably safe place in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co. v. RockSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
McGivern v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation v. George W. LintCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954

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3Cited by17 opinions

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Mounds Park Hospital, A/K/A N. W. Baptist Hospital Association v. Evelyn Von Eye and Dr. E. M. Hammes, Sr., Dr. E. M. Hammes Jr., and Dr. D. D. NormanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
City National Bank of Fort Smith, Arkansas v. VanderboomDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1968
Armco Steel Corporation, a Corporation v. Realty Investment Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960

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