Legal Opinion
Kenneth Simpson v. Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1962No. 18961PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment sustaining the defendant’s motion to dismiss a complaint brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., on the ground that it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
According to the complaint, the accident occurred on January 15, 1959, at approximately 4:30 P.M. Plaintiff was an employee of the defendant and his duties were in furtherance of interstate commerce. Defendant was a common carrier by railroad engaged in interstate commerce. Plaintiff was a messenger furnished by the defendant with a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Inman v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Webb v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ringhiser v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Raudenbush v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bernard E. Walden v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Emmett E. Page v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. ClintonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1998
- Ledford v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Lumley v. CSX Transportation Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lawrence County2007
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