Legal Opinion
Claude I. Smelser v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1997No. 95-3489, 95-3529PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMUNDS, District Judge.
Defendant, Norfolk & Western Railway Co. (“Norfolk”), appeals from the judgment entered against it after a jury verdict in an action for negligence brought pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq. Plaintiff, Claude Smelser, brought suit against his employer, Norfolk, for injuries sustained when the company pick-up truck he was driving to a job site was hit in the rear by another motorist. Smelser alleged that the company truck had a defective safety belt which caused the injuries to his back and aggravated his neck injuries.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Doris Berry, Personal Representative of the Estate of Lee F. Berry, Jr., Deceased v. City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Robert C. Aparicio v. Norfolk & Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Kathleen Frymire-Brinati and Michael Brinati v. Kpmg Peat MarwickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by110 opinions
- Weisgram v. Marley Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Gregory v. Shelby CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Bethie Pride v. Bic Corporation Societe Bic, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Kathleen Kremser JonesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Mickey Gregory, as Administrator of the Estate of Gerald Gregory, Plaintiff-Appellant(98-5913/5976/6174)/cross-Appellee v. Shelby County, Tennessee A.C. Gilless, Individually and in His Capacity as Sheriff of Shelby County, Tennessee Jerry EllisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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