Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 2011No. Nos. 25811, 25827PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEIERHENRY, Retired Justice.
[¶ 1.] Donald Jacobs worked for Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad Corporation (DM & E). Jacobs was injured on the job when he fell on snow-covered ice. Jacobs suffered severe injuries to his elbow and shoulder as a result. He subsequently filed a personal injury claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), which permits suit against railroads for an employee’s injury that “result[s] in whole or in part from [the railroad’s] negligence.” 45 U.S.C. § 51. After a jury trial, the jury returned a verdict in Jacobs’s favor. The jury awarded $300,000 in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Ex Rel. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
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