Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Illinois Central Railroad
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 11, 2010No. 2008-CA-01831-SCTPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
CARLSON, Presiding Justice,
for the Court:
¶ 1. The motion for rehearing filed by Counsel for the Appellee, Illinois Central Railroad Company is granted. The prior opinion is withdrawn, and this opinion is substituted therefor.
¶ 2. Robert W. Kennedy filed this action against Illinois Central Railroad Company pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for damages he incurred as a result of alleged exposure to asbestos. After the defense rested its case-in-chief during the course of the trial, the Pike County Circuit Court directed a verdict on the issue of damages in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Flight Line, Inc. v. TanksleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Tupelo Redevelopment Agency v. Gray Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2007
- Wall v. SwilleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BrentMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- Montgomery v. CitiMortgage, Inc.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2013
- Martin v. St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
- Hyer v. CarusoCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
- Lampkin Construction Co., Inc. v. Sand Specialties & Aggregates, LLCMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
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