Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Burkett
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1951No. 13681PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*943RIVES, Circuit Judge.
Under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, Title 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., plaintiff-appellee secured a verdict against defendant-appellant in the sum of $25,000.00 damages for personal injuries. The only alleged errors relate to the court’s charge to the jury and to its refusal to hold the verdict excessive.
Plaintiff was a helper to car repairer Gene Cannon. Cannon instructed him to help carry a rail weighing about 300 pounds, and plaintiff was at the lead end of such rail. Plaintiff claimed that the rail was so heavy that he could not get it on his shoulder; that he…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Southern Railway-Carolina Division v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Sunray Oil Corporation v. AllbrittonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Williams v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Charline Hamilton, Administratrix of the Estate of Carey Clayton Yates v. Jess ChaffinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Joel Reyes v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. MimsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Market Insurance Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Alexander F. Koshorek v. The Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
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