Legal Opinion
Marvel Schillie, Administratrix of the Estate of Marion Schillie, Deceased v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1955No. 15135_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLET, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, as Administratrix of the Estate of Marion Schillie, brought this action to recover damages for the death of Marion Schillie, her husband, who was killed while working for the defendant Railway Company in the repair of defendant’s railroad bridge at Topeka, Kansas. Negligence was charged under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U. S.C.A. § 51 et seq. A jury returned a verdict for the defendant. From the judgment entered pursuant to that verdict this appeal was taken.
Deceased was a member of a steel bridge repair gang. At the time of his death he was…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- District of Columbia v. ArmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Huhn v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Counts v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
- McGivern v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Carver v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Eustace Weekes v. Michigan Chrome & Chemical Company, a Michigan Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
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