Legal Opinion
John Ballantine v. Central Railroad of New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 3, 1972No. 71-1076PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES ROSEN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from a general jury verdict entered in an F.E.L.A. case presents the sole question of whether the jury was given sufficient guidance to allow it to reduce future lost earnings to their present worth.
Plaintiff John Ballantine, a freight service employee of Central Railroad of New Jersey, was injured while at work on May 5, 1965 in Middletown, N. J. The accident occurred while plaintiff was releasing an admittedly defective brake on a boxcar. He was thrown from the brake step onto the ground, injuring his head and fracturing his wrist…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- John R. McWeeney v. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- United States of America Ex Rel. Burwell L. Jones v. Alfred T. Rundle, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Harue HayashiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- McCaffrey v. SchwartzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Brodie v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Debbie Floyd v. Larry Laws, and City of Sherwood, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Anglim v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- Cassino v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Luke Bonura, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Sea Land Service, Inc., Cross-Appellee, Atlantic & Gulfstevedores, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Francis v. Heater v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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