Legal Opinion
Chapman v. Alton R.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 11, 1941No. 7409PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGGLE, District Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment rendered on verdict of a jury, finding issues for defendant in a suit for damages growing out of personal injury. Plaintiff, a brakeman, in the employ of defendant was injured in the early morning of July 13th, 1936, by either falling or being thrown from the running board of a tank car.
Suit was brought on July 12, 1938, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., charging that defendant was negligent:(1) In having in its train a tank car with a defective air brake, resulting in the brakes grabbing on the tank…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Quercia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Walsh v. Chicago Railways Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1922
- United States v. MeltzerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1938
- North American Restaurant & Oyster House v. McElligottIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. CreechIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Joseph Wakaksan, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Carol Lolie, Administratrix of the Estate of Allan Lolie, Deceased v. The Ohio Brass CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Wallace Davis v. Joseph FreelsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Luquette v. BouillionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Clyde H. Duncan v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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