Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Pennsylvania R.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 12, 1922No. 3060PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
At the conclusion of the evidence the jury was instructed to return a verdict for the defendant railroad company, and the resulting judgment is now challenged by this writ of error of the plaintiff Phillips.
Phillips was the fireman and Keelor was the engineer in charge of the locomotive hauling the freight train in interstate commerce. After the train was made up and just before its departure on the trip, the engineer stopped the locomotive at a water plug. It was then observed that the automatic bell ringer was not working. 'Phillips left his station in the cab; climbed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. WilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. LaytonSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Lang v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. McWhirterSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Hawley v. Chicago, B. & Q. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1904
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Reetz v. Chicago & ER Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1931
- Davis v. HandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
- Sears v. Texas & N. O. Ry. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1924
- Schendel v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Grimberg v. Admiral Oriental S. S. LineDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1924
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