Legal Opinion
Erie R. Co. v. Lade
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1954No. 11801PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Chief Judge.
The railroad assails a judgment against it for injuries suffered by Lade in a railroad crossing accident upon the private property of the Standard Oil Company at Cleveland, Ohio, in which Lade, while driving a tractor and trailer for the Oil Company, was injured. The case was submitted to a jury after the denial of the railroad’s motion for directed verdict based upon the contention that Lade was guilty of contributory negligence, as a matter of law. A verdict for substantial damages followed. Neither in brief nor oral argument does the railroad deny its own negligence in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Rd. Co. v. RohrsOhio Supreme Court · 1926
- Johnson v. Kosmos Portland Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1933
- DETROIT, T. & IR CO. v. YeleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947
- Boerner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Pennsylvania R. R. v. GoldieCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Monarch Insurance Company of Ohio v. May Spach, as Receiver for Ro-Ben, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Louis A. Sabatino, as Ancillary Administrator of the Estate of Jose Juan D'agostino, Deceased v. Curtiss National Bank of Miami SpringsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Aluminum Co. of America v. Sperry Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
- Allison Butler v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- The New York Central Railroad Company v. Alberta L. Delich, Administratrix of the Estate of Daniel B. Delich, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1958
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