Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Richardson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1941No. 8388PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, appeals from a judgment of $6,000 for personal injuries recovered by the appellee, Elmer Richardson, under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-59. He was concededly injured while engaged in interstate commerce and the case is within federal jurisdiction.
Appellee had been employed by the appellant for nine years and at the time of the accident had been a member of a track repair and service crew since 1928 which operated under the supervision of a foreman. On the morning of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R. R. v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Narramore v. Cleveland, C., C. & St. L. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1899
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KuhnSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Union Pacific Railroad v. HadleySupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Zarow-Smith v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. DixonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Clyde H. Duncan v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Maurice D. Scanlon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1955
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR. Co. v. SheltonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
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