Legal Opinion
Breneman v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 6, 1961PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcAMIS, P. J.
Charles Homer Breneman instituted this suit on June 25, 1959, against his employer, Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Bailway Company, to recover for personal injuries he claims to have sustained during a switching operation on May 10, 1956, as the result of an asserted violation by defendant of the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U. S. C. A. sec. 2, providing:
“It shall be unlawful for any common carrier engaged in interstate commerce by railroad to haul or permit to be hauled or used on its line any car used in moving interstate traffic not equipped with couplers coupling automatically by…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Automobile Sales Co. v. JohnsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
- Frabutt v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis R. CoDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1949
- Fravel v. Pennsylvania R. Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1952
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Bruce v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
- Hoge v. Roy H. Park Broadcasting of Tennessee, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
- Jackson v. KempTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
- Otto v. Burnett v. The New York Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Stephan v. Selvic Marine Towing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1990
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