Legal Opinion
Fore v. Southern Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1949No. 5978_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
William Fore, plaintiff-appellant, instituted in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia a civil action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-59, hereinafter called the Act, against the Southern Railway Company, hereinafter called Southern, defendant-appellee. Southern, at the close of plaintiff's evidence and again at the close of all the evidence, moved the Court for a directed verdict in its favor. The District Court, reserving decision on these motions, submitted the case to the jury, which returned a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- 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
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Galloway v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by9 opinions
- New York, New Haven & Hartford R. Co. v. LearyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- California Fruit Exchange v. HenryDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1950
- Rogers v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company v. DeenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
- The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, a Corporation v. Harry L. BurtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
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