Legal Opinion
Turpin v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 10, 1966No. 51026PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EAGER, Judge.
This is a suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for personal injuries, filed by one claiming to be an employee of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. The jury found for plaintiff and awarded him $30,000. The trial court entered judgment for defendant pursuant to an after-trial motion on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to establish the fact that plaintiff was an employee of defendant; in the alternative it granted a new trial for error in giving Instructions 2 and 3 offered by plaintiff. Plaintiff appealed in due course. After the adoption of…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Wells Fargo & Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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- James Odell Smith v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
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