Legal Opinion
Thomas N. Eckert v. Aliquippa & Southern Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 3, 1987No. 86-3498PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CLARKSON S. FISHER, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict which plaintiff considers to be inadequate for the injuries and other damages he sustained. 1 Specifically, plaintiff charges that the trial court sent the case to the jury only on the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. Sections 51-60. This brought into issue comparative negligence, which reduced his damages. He argues to us that the trial court should have submitted the case to the jury not only on the FELA claim, but also on a violation of the Safety Appliance Acts (SAA), 45 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Lilly v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Oscar Hines v. Consolidated Rail Corporation v. General Electric Company, Monsanto Company, and Penn Central CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Asplundh Manufacturing Division v. Benton Harbor EngineeringCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Charles A. Ries, III v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, A/K/A Amtrak National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Bernard E. Walden v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Starling v. Union Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2001
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