Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Company v. Foote Mineral Company, Southern Railway Company v. Foote Mineral Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1967No. 17393-17394_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
A railroad switchman was ^killed by a large rock which fell from an overhead conveyor belt while a railroad car was passing underneath the conveyor. The conveyor belt was maintained by Foote Mineral Company (Foote) as a part of its operation of a lime producing plant, which was served by three industrial tracks connected with the railroad’s main line.
The railroad company (Southern) paid $50,000 to the estate of its deceased employee in compromise of a claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., giving Foote advance notice of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Phoenix Cotton Oil Co. v. Royal Indemnity Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- Cohen v. NoelTennessee Supreme Court · 1933
- Ford v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
- Davis v. Broad Street GarageTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
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