Legal Opinion
Rubley v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided September 5, 1962No. Civ. A. No. 4315PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, Chief Judge.
Robert F. Rubley sued Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company to recover damages for “industrial deafness”. His action was based upon alleged violations of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. The case was tried to a jury and resulted in a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $8,500.00.
Defendant has moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict of the jury, or in the alternative for a new trial. The basis of the motion is that there is no material evidence to support a verdict, and that the Court erred in refusing to direct a verdict in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Willard Green v. River Terminal Railway Co., Third Party Jerald E. Dawson, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Holladay v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 1966
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