Legal Opinion
Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co. v. Haynes
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 20, 1991No. 1900917PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The issues here arise out of a Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA") case. One of the primary issues is whether the trial court erred in dismissing the third-party complaint filed by the railroad against the plaintiff's co-employee on the ground that the FELA did not permit the railroad to maintain such a third-party suit against a co-employee of the injured party.
The other issues arise out of the trial of the plaintiff's FELA action against the railroad, and are as follows: 1) whether the trial court erred in excluding evidence offered by the railroad that the plaintiff was receiving…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Hisquierdo v. HisquierdoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Eichel v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lilly v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Vest v. GaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
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3Cited by5 opinions
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