Legal Opinion
James Hosie v. Chicago and North Western Railway Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1960No. 12953_1PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for damages for personal injuries which plaintiff suffered when he was struck by one of defendant’s trains on or near the intersection of the defendant’s tracks with Hale Street and Chicago Avenue, in the Village of Palatine, Cook County, Illinois.
On the day before-the trial, the District Court, on its own motion, severed the issue of damages from the issue of liability, acting under Rule 21 of the Civil Rules of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. 1 Both the plaintiff and defendant objected to the severance.
At the close of plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Ex Parte PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Galloway v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Hodges v. EastonSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Stevenson v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Francis v. Heater v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- In re Folding Carton Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1977
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. Janice Wiener, as of the Estate of Norton Wiener, Deceased, and Related CasesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Katherine Dunn v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Brasscraft Manufacturing Company, Inc. And Home Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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