Legal Opinion
Ward v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 18, 1960No. 485PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Per curiam
In this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 35 Stat. 65, as amended, 45 U. S. C. §§ 51-60, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, by a divided court, affirmed a judgment in favor of the respondent railroad entered on a jury verdict in the District Court for the Northern District of Florida. 265 F. 2d 75. We granted certiorari, 361 U. S. 861, to consider the issues presented in the light of our decisions in Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific R. Co., 356 U. S. 326, and Baker v. Texas & Pacific R. Co., 359 U. S. 227. The latter is an intervening decision.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Baker v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Cimorelli v. New York Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
- Raymond P. Ward v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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