Legal Opinion
Croker v. Central Vermont Ry., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 1, 1949No. 112, Docket 21158PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
• SWAN, Circuit Judge.
The appellee, Robert L. Croker, who was employed as a fireman on an engine owned and ' operated by the appellant, brought suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51, to recover damages for injuries sustained while he was engaged in interstate commerce. Upon the verdict of a jury judgment for $12,000 was entered in his favor. The appellant seeks reversal on two grounds: First, error in denying a motion for a directed verdict on the ground that the accident as described by the plaintiff, who was the only witness to it, was a physical impossibility;…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Fitzgerald v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
3Cited by4 opinions
- Graham v. Atchison. T. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Thompson v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- Ford v. Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- Burton J. Thompson, D/B/A Thompson Trucking Company and Merleon Glenn Walker v. Raymond Allen, Sr., Burton J. Thompson, D/B/A Thompson Trucking Company and Merleon Glenn Walker v. Elton D. FountainCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956