Legal Opinion
Frank Fox v. New York Central Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 15, 1959No. 25274_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALSTON, District Judge.
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The action was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff. The verdict was in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $25,000.
The defendant contends basically that there was no proof of any negligence on its part, and that the sole proximate cause of the accident was plaintiff’s own voluntary act. Defendant also contends that there was error…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Morgan v. Consolidated Rail Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Clary v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1961
- Frank Fox v. New York Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959