Legal Opinion
Rashaw v. Central Vermont Ry., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 3, 1943No. 56PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff’s intestate fell while attempting" to walk across a railway bridge in the railway yard of the defendant at Bethel, Vt., in the performance of his duty as a brakeman in the employ of the defendant. He eventually died from the injuries then received and this suit was brought under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover in behalf of his widow and two minor children.
The evidence does not show all that must have happened when the deceased was hurt but does show substantially as follows:
On the afternoon of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. KoskeSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Southern Railway Co. v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. AebySupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- United States v. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Schilling v. Delaware & HR CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- DETROIT, T. & IR CO. v. BanningCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949
- Spillway Marina, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- Eugene Richard Cygan, Administrator of the Estate of Eugene Frank Cygan, Deceased v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co., a Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1961