Legal Opinion
Charles v. Norfolk & Western Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 1951No. 10083_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment on a verdict for defendant and from an order overruling her motion for new trial and in arrest of judgment in her suit for assault and battery and false imprisonment based on her expulsion from a train and arrest and imprisonment following her refusal to transfer to a car for colored passengers.
There was considerable conflict in the evidence as to the degree of force used in putting plaintiff off the train and whether or not the conductor himself actively participated in the expulsion. Since plaintiff made no motion for directed verdict…
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- ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Hall v. DeCuirSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Joly v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1972
- Christensen v. StuchlikIdaho Supreme Court · 1967
- United States v. 620.00 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Marion CountyDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1952
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