Legal Opinion
Orie W. Davis v. Burlington Northern, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1976No. 76-1124PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in the course of his employment which were allegedly caused by the defendant railroad’s negligence. Defendant’s motions for directed verdict made at the close of plaintiff’s evidence and at the close of all the evidence were denied, as were its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and its motion for new trial, made after the district court 1 entered judgment on the verdict in favor of plaintiff. 2…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Leif M. Hanson v. Ford Motor Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Union Pacific Railroad v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Henry P. Halsell v. Kimberly-Clark CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Willard Green v. River Terminal Railway Co., Third Party Jerald E. Dawson, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Harris v. PirchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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