Legal Opinion
John Mileski, an Infant Over the Age of 14 Years, by His Parent and Natural Guardian, Edward Francis Mileski v. The Long Island Rail Road Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 3, 1974No. 977, Docket 73-2751PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, an 18-year old trackman employed by the Long Island Rail Road (“Railroad” herein), brought suit against it under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (“FELA” herein) for damages for injuries sustained when a fellow.worker engaged in driving railroad spikes struck a rail, causing a piece of steel to fly off and to pierce appellee’s left eye with the result that he suffered great pain, a permanent loss of vision in his left eye and was hospitalized for a long period. The Railroad appeals from a judgment against it based on a jury…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail RoadSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Savino Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Botta v. BrunnerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- New York Central Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by46 opinions
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