Legal Opinion

Chicago, St. P., M. and O. Ry. Co. v. Muldowney

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 26, 1942No. 12285PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

Appellee as plaintiff brought this action against appellant to recover damages for the death of Harry Muldowney, who at the time of the accident resulting in his death was in the employ of appellant as a switchman. The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the trial court. The action is brought under the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 2, and Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A. § 51.

It is admitted that at the time of the accident resulting in Muldowney’s death, both he and the defendant were engaged in interstate transportation. The…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. WagnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  4. Delk v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  5. Southern Railway Co. v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1916

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Ellis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
  2. Chicago Great Western Ry. Co. v. PeelerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
  3. Florence Metcalfe, Administratrix of the Estate of John E. Metcalfe, Deceased v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
  4. Walter F. Lisek v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  5. Kansas City Southern Railway Company, a Corporation v. James H. CagleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956

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