Legal Opinion
Larsen v. Chicago & N. W. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 29, 1948No. 9602PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant is appealing from a judgment rendered upon a jury verdict which awarded to plaintiff $50,000 in damages for injuries incurred by him while in the discharge of his duties as conductor on one of defendant’s trains. The action was predicated upon an alleged violation of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, as amended, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq.
The amended complaint alleged four acts of negligence which, it was charged, caused plaintiff’s injury. They were: (a) Defendant negligently caused the train to suddenly jerk, sway and run unevenly; (b) it negligently…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BehymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Southern Pac. Co. v. GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Wetherbee v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Southern Pac. Co. v. GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- E. L. Cheeney Company and Edmon Lewis Fregia v. Walter L. Gates, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Kaminski v. Chicago River & Indiana R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
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