Legal Opinion
J. R. Whitlow v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company and Western Union Telegraph Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1955No. 6920PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment on a directed verdict for defendants in an action to recover damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff appellant was a lineman employed by the Harrison-Wright Company, which had a contract with the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company to install additional wires on a line of telephone or telegraph poles maintained on its right of way by the Western Union Telegraph Company and to make repairs on the line in connection with the installation. He was injured as the result of the falling of a defective pole on which he was working. Plaintiff has…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Kowalsky v. Conreco CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Florida Power & Light Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Storm v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Terrell v. City of WashingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
- Broecker v. Armstrong Cork Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1942
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Phillip Hess v. Upper Mississippi Towing Corp. And Penlatex Barge Lines, Inc., Defendants- Fidelity & Casualty Co. Of New York, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Kenneth C. BivinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Hite v. Maritime Overseas CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1974
- McCarty v. Dade Division of American Hospital SupplyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
- Hodge v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1969
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.