Legal Opinion
Halbert D. Brooks v. Washington Terminal Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 17, 1979No. 78-1025PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
Halbert D. Brooks appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Richey, J.) in an action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (F.E.L.A), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 — 60 (1970). The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, Brooks, but the district court refused to enter judgment thereon and granted the renewed motion of the defendant, Washington Terminal Company, for a directed verdict. 1 We affirm.
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In the early morning hours of June 10, 1975, Brooks, a railroad car foreman for the Washington Terminal Company, was assaulted…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Jamison v. EncarnacionSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Lillie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Inman v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Gary C. Lancaster v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Willard Green v. River Terminal Railway Co., Third Party Jerald E. Dawson, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Amanda Beech v. Hercules Drilling Co., L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Cluck v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
- Lena Mullahon, Administratrix of the Estate of Glenn Chiquito, Deceased v. Union Pacific Railroad, a Utah CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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