Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Craig
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 7, 1929PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Willis
Affirming.
This is an action by a railroad employee against his employer to recover damages for personal injury. It is governed by the Federal Emploj^ers’ Liability Act of April 22, 1908 (45 USCA secs. 51-59), and is predicated upon a negligent act of a fellow servant. The employee recovered a judgment for $1,500, and the employer prosecutes the appeal. The ultimate facts are few and may be briefly stated. Craig and five fellow workmen were engaged in placing a railroad track in alinement. The work was done with metal bars approximately five feet in length.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Henderson v. Union Pacific RailroadOregon Supreme Court · 1950
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- Nashville, C., & St. L. Ry. Co. v. CleaverCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
- Becker v. Crabb's Trustee in BankruptcyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
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