Legal Opinion
Cyril F. Hoyt v. The Central Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 25, 1957No. 12024PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, having suffered judgment against him below on a jury’s verdict and his motions to set aside the verdict or for a new trial having been denied, 1 has brought this appeal raising the issue as to whether the trial judge committed prejudicial error in his charge to the jury. The facts may be summarized as follows:
The plaintiff, Cyril F. Hoyt, a track laborer for the defendant railroad, in an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, sought recovery for a back injury sustained while pulling corroded spikes from track ties on December 26, 1952 in the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Summers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad SystemCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Eleanor Ely, Administratrix of the Estate of Elmer L. Ely, Deceased v. Reading CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- George W. Snyder v. Lehigh Valley Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- John Iannacito v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Parker v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1968
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