Legal Opinion
Callahan v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided September 6, 1941No. 46PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWINFORD, District Judge.
The case is before me on the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint. The action is brought under and pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, Title 45 U.S.C.A. Sections 51 to 59 inclusive.
The alleged injury occurred on October 8, 1937. At that time the Act in question provided: “No action shall be maintained under this chapter unless commenced within two years from the day the cause of action accrued.” Section 56.
On August 11, 1939, an amendment to the Act became effective which provided: “No action shall be maintained under this…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hassett v. WelchSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Bell v. Wabash Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Morrison v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1913
3Cited by16 opinions
- Herm v. StaffordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Blocher v. HarlowCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Jackson v. Airways Parking CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1969
- Damiano v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Hankinson v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
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