Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co v. Stinson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 31, 1955No. 6 Div. 736PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAKELY, Justice.
This is an action instituted against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., by Mildred S. Stinson, as administratrix of the estate of A. Bruce Stinson, deceased, to recover damages for his death. Liability is predicated upon the alleged negligence of the defendant in the operation of its railroad which allegedly caused the death of the deceased, while in its employment. Upon the trial there was a verdict for the plaintiff and a judgment rendered thereon. Motion for a new trial was overruled and hence this…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- North Carolina Railroad v. ZacharySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Admiral Towing Company, a Corporation and Walter B. Martinson v. Theo Woolen and Dorothy E. ConeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- STINSON, ADMINISTRATRIX v. Atlantic Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Thompson v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Stinson v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
- Admiral Towing Company, a Corporation and Walter B. Martinson v. Theo Woolen and Dorothy E. ConeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
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