Legal Opinion
Ringhiser v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided March 15, 1956No. Civ. No. 3902PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CECIL, District Judge.
On October 7, 1950, Boyd R. Ringhiser, the plaintiff herein, arose in the afternoon, made preparation to report for duty at 4:45 P.M., had a bowel movement, made a mental calculation and thereby set in motion a chain of events which created a result both unusual and tragic.
The sequence of these events is as follows: The plaintiff’s bowel movement was unsatisfactory; “This won’t do,” said he to himself, (statement made by plaintiff at trial, but ordered stricken); he took a dose of salts and washed it down with sweet cider; he got in his car and drove to Parson’s Yard,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Lillie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Stone v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Boyd R. Ringhiser v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
- Boyd R. Ringhiser v. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956