Legal Opinion
Palen v. Wheelock
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1926No. 7150PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, District Judge.
Hugh Pal-en (hereinafter called plaintiff) brought this action against the receivers of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company (hereinafter called’defendants), to recover damages for personal injuries.
Plaintiff was injured while attempting to board the train of the defendants while it was departing from the station at Alton, 111., on November 26, 1923. At the time of his injury, plaintiff was a man 47 years of age and was employed as a railroad section hand. On the day of the accident plaintiff desired to travel on defendants’ train No. 2 from Alton to Godfrey, 111.,…
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- Solomon v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Phillips v. . Rensselaer and Saratoga R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Browne v. Raleigh & Gaston RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
- Helm v. HinesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1921
- Harvey v. Eastern Railroad Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
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