Legal Opinion
Paynter v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided June 12, 1973No. Civ. A. No. 71-C-6-CPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS
DALTON, Chief Judge.
This case comes before the court under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C.A. Chapter 2, §§ 51-60) and the Safety Appliance Acts (45 U.S.C.A. Chapter 1, §§ 1-16). The defendant, The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (C&O), is a corporation engaged in operating a system of railroads within the jurisdiction of this court. When he was injured, plaintiff was engaged in working for the defendant in Clifton Forge, Virginia, and both parties were engaged in interstate commerce by rail, their duties thus being controlled by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. RennSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Charles Wing Young v. Clinchfield Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
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- Holifield v. Cities Service Tanker Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1976
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