Legal Opinion
DETROIT, T. & IR CO. v. Banning
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1949No. 10744PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Circuit Judge.
The Appellant Railroad Company appeals from a judgment of the District Court in favor of the appellee in an action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60. The principal issue presented is whether the charge of the District Judge to the jury correctly presented the issue of negligence under the evidence received by the jury.
Appellee Banning was employed by the Appellant in July, 1945 as a brakeman. At the time of the accident on September 23, 1946, he was working as a member of a switching crew which was making up a freight train. It had…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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- Ellis v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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- Transportation Line v. HopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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