Legal Opinion

Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Winburn Tile Manufacturing Company

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 6, 1972No. 71-1194PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAN PELT, Senior District Judge.

This action was brought by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company to recover from the Winburn Tile Company amounts paid an injured railroad switch-man, Carl Randell Breece, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. The case was tried to a jury, which found that both of the parties were negligent; that such negligence was the proximate cause of the employee’s injuries; that the railroad had acquiesced in the tile company's negligence; that the settlement made by the railroad with the injured employee was reasonable, prudent, and in good faith; and that the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Continental Casualty Company v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
  2. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Third-Party v. Erie Avenue Warehouse Co., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
  3. National Bank of Eastern Arkansas v. General Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
  4. Nina N. Anthony and Graydon Anthony, Partners, D/B/A Graydon Anthony Lumber Company v. Louisiana & Arkansas Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
  5. National Bank of Eastern Arkansas v. BlankenshipDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1959

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Burlington Northern, Inc. v. Hughes Bros., Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  2. Oxford Shipping Co., Ltd. v. New Hampshire Trading Corp., Oxford Shipping Co., Ltd. v. New Hampshire Trading Corp., Avon Trading Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  3. Nabholz Construction Corp. v. GrahamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
  4. Foremost Insurance Company v. SheppardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  5. Central National Insurance Company Of Omaha v. Devonshire Coverage CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

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