Legal Opinion
Jerry J. Calabritto v. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 21, 1961No. 26222_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, suing under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, and the Boiler Inspection Act, 45 U.S.C. § 23, recovered a verdict and judgment for $25,000 and costs for the injuries he sustained in the course of his work for defendant as a yard brakeman when he slipped and fell on sand and oil located on the platform of one of defendant’s switching engines. Under the court’s charge the jury was directed to find for the plaintiff if the defendant had been negligent or if it had failed to keep its locomotives in the safe condition required by the Boiler…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lilly v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GroegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Korte v. New York, N. H. & H. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Gibson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Raul Pinto v. States Marine Corporation of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Lee A. Mosco, Jr. v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Edward E. Pinkham v. Maine Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Lester D. King v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Herold v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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