Legal Opinion
John Slaughter v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 3, 1962No. 16276PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice REED, sitting by designation.
Appellant, a dining car waiter formerly employed by the appellee railroad, finding his common-law cause of action for damages barred by the statute of limitations, 1 brought suit in the District Court under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 53 Stat. 1404, § 1, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51. 2 Upon appellee’s motion the court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted; appellant prosecuted this timely appeal.
The sole question before us is whether the complaint did in fact state a cause of action under the F.E.L.A. for…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Ellis v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Jamison v. EncarnacionSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. BuellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Gary C. Lancaster v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Amanda Beech v. Hercules Drilling Co., L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Pikop v. Burlington Northern RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Lauritzen v. Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1966
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