Legal Opinion
Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. Felgenhauer
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1948No. 13635PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
On November 24, 1944, Ora Fred Felgenhauer driving a truck across a railway grade crossing at Broadway street in the city of Salem, Illinois, was struck and instantly killed by a train operated by appellant.
John Felgenhauer, father of the deceased and the qualified administrator of his estate, hereinafter called plaintiff, brought this action under an Illinois statute against appellant, hereinafter called defendant, in the district court for the eastern district of Missouri, to recover damages suffered by his decedent’s next of kin because of his death.
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2Cases cited46 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- District of Columbia v. ArmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GroegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Barrois v. Service Drayage CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- William Condon Graham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1958
- De Eugenio v. Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- Floyd E. Raney v. Honeywell, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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