Legal Opinion

Atchison, T. & S. F. R. v. Mulligan

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 8, 1895No. 183PublishedCited by 11 opinions

In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. This was an "action by Patrick Mulligan, alias Patrick Guiver, against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad Company for personal injuries. The plaintiff recovered judgment in the circuit court. Defendant brings error. Affirmed.

1Opinion of the Court

WOODS, Circuit Judge.

This was an action in the nature of trespass upon the case for a personal injury received by the appellee, Patrick Mulligan, alias Patrick Guiver, while in the employ of the appellant, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fó Railroad Company, as a hostler’s helper, his duty being to assist in the switching of engines in the yards of the company near Chicago. It is alleged that the footboard on the front of the engine about which the plaintiff was engaged when hurt was defective, unsound, unsáfe, unsuitably and improperly constructed, adjusted, and secured, and that, while the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. BaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. Louisville & N. R. v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1894
  3. Vider v. O'BrienCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1894
  4. Louisville & N. R. v. WardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1894

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Smith v. HopkinsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1902
  2. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
  3. Atchison, T. & S. F. R. v. MeyersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1896
  4. Engen v. Rambler Copper & Platium Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1912
  5. United States ex rel. Coquard v. Indian Grave Drainage Dist.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1898

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