Legal Opinion
Cogswell v. Chicago & E. I. R.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 18, 1945No. 8717Published
1Opinion of the Court
SPARKS, Circuit Judge.
This action sought damages for personal injuries to plaintiff, alleged to have been proximately caused by defendant’s negligent acts in violation of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. By subsequent amendment to the complaint, it was also alleged that the injuries sustained were also proximately caused by defendant’s negligence in violation of Rule 152 of the Rules and Orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The issues were joined by a general denial, and the further defense that the accident and the alleged injuries were proximately and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. ConartySupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Lang v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Brunet v. S. S. Kresge Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
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