Legal Opinion
New York, C. & St. L. R. Co. v. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 21, 1934No. 5043PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FITZHENRY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant (defendant below) seeks to reverse a judgment for damages for personal injury. At the conclusion of appellee’s (plaintiff below) evidence, appellant moved for a peremptory instruction to the jury to return a verdict in favor of appellant, which was overruled. At the conclusion of all the evidence, the motion was renewed and overruled, and the jury returned a verdict in a substantial sum. A motion for a new trial was denied, and judgment entered on the verdict.
The complaint contains two paragraphs, both brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Herron v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- A. B. Small Co. v. Lamborn & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Jacobs v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Barrett v. Virginian Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Meierotto v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
- Lyle v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- John Holfester v. The Long Island Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Compton v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1945
- Ross v. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
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