Legal Opinion
Wagner Electric Corporation v. Snowden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1930No. 8654PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for damages on account of personal injuries by way of occupational disease claimed to have been contracted by the plaintiff, appellee here, as the result of the negligent failure of the defendant to furnish him with a reasonably safe place in which to work. Plaintiff recovered judgment in the sum of $5,000, and defendant has appealed. No issue is raised as to the pleadings, and the issues are sufficiently disclosed in the opinion.
The answer was in the nature of a general denial, with certain unimportant admissions, and contained an affirmative defense…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Connors v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. StapletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Denver & R. G. R. Co. v. NorgateCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Lahman v. Burnes Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Grape Creek Coal Co. v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1894
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3Cited by23 opinions
- James Kiernan and Mary Kiernan v. Gerald Van Schaik, T/a Van's Atlantic StationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Winebrenner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Cropper v. Titanium Pigment Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- Smith v. Harbison-Walker Refractories Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1937
- Bass v. DehnerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
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