Legal Opinion
Ledford v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 16, 1939No. Gen. No. 40,128PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matchett
Plaintiffs, on August 19, 1937, filed a complaint which was stricken on motion of defendants. By leave of court an amended complaint was filed. Defendants again moved to strike. Their motions were granted and the suit dismissed for want of equity.
From the amended complaint it appears plaintiffs (9 in number) were at times between August 5, 1925, and October 14, 1926, employed by the defendant railroad, or its predecessor (common carriers engaged in intra- and interstate commerce), to serve as switch-men at its terminal yards in Chicago and at Benson-ville, Illinois. Plaintiffs are skilled in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Truax v. RaichSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Toledo, A. A. & N. M. Ry. Co. v. Pennsylvania Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1893
- Rentschler v. Missouri Pacific RailroadNebraska Supreme Court · 1934
- Kemp v. Division No. 241, Amalgamated Ass'n of Street & Electric Railway Employees of AmericaIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
- Mason v. MuncasterSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dooley v. Lehigh Valley R.R. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1941
- University of Chicago Hospitals v. United Parcel ServiceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Ullrich v. UllrichAppellate Court of Illinois · 1939
- Webster v. Midland Electric Coal Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1963
- Borin v. BorinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1948
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