Legal Opinion
John Edward Quilter v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 1969No. 17165_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is a suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.) to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff on July 9, 1963, when he operated a railroad switch in defendant’s South Chicago yard.
After a trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, awarding damages of $144,000 for which sum the District Court entered judgment.
In December 1939, plaintiff commenced work for defendant as a switch-man. In 1942, he entered military service but was discharged six months later for an aggravation of a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail RoadSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Savino Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Bucher v. KrauseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Southern Pac. Co. v. GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Arlene Delores Staples, a Minor, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Robert L. Abernathy and Joyce Abernathy v. Superior Hardwoods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Edward L. Flanigan v. Burlington Northern Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Isidore Strauss v. Stratojac CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Clara Galard v. Dean JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Mohammed Hamed, Khalil Awwad and Michigan Foods, Inc. v. General Accident Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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