Legal Opinion
Southern Ry. Co. v. Stewart
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1941No. 11609PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
This was an action brought by the original appellee, Mary Stewart, widow of James R. Stewart, deceased, and the ad-ministratrix of his estate, to recover damages for injuries to and the alleged wrongful death of her husband while in the employ of appellant railroad company as a switchman. After the appeal had been perfected and was pending in this court, appellee Mary Stewart died, whereupon Clarence A. Stewart, as administrator of the estate of James R. Stewart, was substituted as appellee.
The action is bottomed upon the alleged violation of the Safety Appliance Act,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Midland Valley R. Co. v. FulghamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
- CHICAGO, M., ST. P. & PRR CO. v. LinehanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Southern Ry. Co. v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. CharltonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1917
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- NEW YORK, C. & ST. L. R. CO. v. AffolderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Fruehauf Trailer Co. v. GilmoreCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
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