Legal Opinion

Phillips v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided April 19, 1929No. 27,138PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Taylor, C.

Action under the federal employers liability act to recover for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while in the employ of defendant at Fulton in the state of Illinois. ■ This is the second trial. At the conclusion of the first trial the action was dismissed by the trial court on the ground that plaintiff was not engaged in interstate commerce and was within the workmen’s compensation act of the state of Illinois. On appeal this court granted a new trial. Phillips v. C. & N. W. Ry. Co. 173 Minn. 169, 216 N. W. 940. The second trial resulted in a verdict for. plaintiff.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. HarringtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Erie Railroad v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  4. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  5. Erie Railroad v. SzarySupreme Court of the United States · 1920

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Boright v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
  2. Boyer v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
  3. Drew v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
  4. Witort v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
  5. Boyer v. Pennsylvania RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932

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