Legal Opinion
Ruddy v. New York Central Railroad Company
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided September 30, 1954No. Civ. 5036PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOLEY, District Judge.
A general verdict in the substantial amount of $125,000 was returned by a jury in favor of plaintiff, Ruddy, against the defendant, New York Central Railroad Company. This action was the usual one by a railroad employee against the railroad employer under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. As I recall from my memory and rough notes, the evidence established that at the time and previous to the accident involved, Ruddy, as a brakeman, was riding on the side of the head end of a freight car which was being pushed by a Diesel…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Skidmore v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Schwartz v. Merola Bros. Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Semanchuck v. Fifth Avenue & 37th Street Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Mostyn v. Delaware, L. & WR Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Batson-Cook Co. v. Industrial Steel ErectorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- McCourtie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Metropolitan Paving Co. v. Gordon Herkenhoff & Associates, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1959
- New York Central Railroad Co. v. General Motors Corp.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1960
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