Legal Opinion
DETROIT, T. & IR CO. v. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1931No. 5643PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORMAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellee was employed as a brakeman on a freight train of appellant. .On August 15,1927, he was a member of a crew engaged in running a train from Detroit, Mieh., to Napoleon, Ohio. In the course of the trip, at Wauseon, Ohio, it became the duty of the crew to move two ears from a side track to the main track. It was found convenient to effect this movement by making a drop switch, and appellee was placed on the ears to stop them by the use of a hand brake before they reached other ears standing on the main track. He failed to stop them in time to avoid a collision and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. CooganSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Northern Railway Co. v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Hines v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1921
- Hettrick Mfg. Co. v. James A. Shepherd & Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1924
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Imperial Oil, Limited v. Frank DrlikCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Hardin v. Ill. Central Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company v. Zernie Newman, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
- Rice v. Union Pacific R. Co.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1949
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