Legal Opinion
Louis D. Anderson v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 7, 1955No. 11424_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by the plaintiff under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for injuries incurred in the course of his employment by the defendant. The case was tried to a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. From a judgment predicated thereon defendant appeals. ’
The principal issue argued here is that the trial court erred, in its refusal to direct a verdict in favor of the defendant or, in the alternative, in its refusal to enter a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. This…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Kreigh v. Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
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3Cited by19 opinions
- James E. Vickers, D/B/A Delta Towing Company v. Floyd W. TumeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- McPherson v. HoffmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
- James E. Gottshall v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Isgett v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1971
- Chicago & North Western Railway Company v. Arthur J. RiegerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
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