Legal Opinion
John Clark v. Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1984No. 81-5804PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from judgment notwithstanding the verdict for defendant Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad (“K & I”) on the issue of liability for personal injuries to an employee under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1976), predicated upon a statutory violation of the Federal Safety Appliance Act of 1893 (“FSAA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 1-7 (1976). The jury returned a verdict finding that plaintiff John Clark was injured as a result of K & I’s operation of a railroad car equipped with a coupler violating § 2 of the FSAA, 45…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Crane v. Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. WagnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Carter v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Willard Green v. River Terminal Railway Co., Third Party Jerald E. Dawson, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Steve Debiasio v. Illinois Central RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Enrique Maldonado v. Missouri Pacific Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Charles N. Reed v. Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Walter F. Lisek v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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