Legal Opinion
The New York Central Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Alva O. Carr
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1957No. 7519PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon a verdict for the plaintiff in an action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. The plaintiff was injured when he fell between two standing railway cars while attempting to repair a frozen water line. The principal question here is whether or not there was sufficient evidence of negligence on the part of the railroad to warrant submission of the case to the jury. We think there was.
The plaintiff was a cook and steward assigned to one of the railroad’s construction and maintenance…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Alltmont v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Webb v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Goldner v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. SystemDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1952
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Daniel J. McDougall Jr. v. Kenneth R. DunnCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Guilford National Bank v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Frederick Z. Goosman, to His Own Use and to the Use of Royal Indemnity Company, a Body Corporate v. A. Duie Pyle, Inc., a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- The Guilford National Bank of Greensboro, Administrator C.T.A., D.B.N., of the Estate of Joseph M. Coble, Deceased v. Southern Railway Company, and Third-Party v. Garland Batchelor, of the Estate of Annie J. Coble, Deceased, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
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