O'DONNELL v. ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RY. CO.

No. 9598.

171 F.2d 973 (1948)

O'DONNELL v. ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RY. CO.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Ryan and Louis P. Miller, both of Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Harlan L. Hackbert, of Chicago, Ill., for appellee.

Before KERNER and MINTON, Circuit Judges, and BRIGGLE, District Judge.


KERNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, as administratrix of her deceased husband's estate, brought this action against defendant-appellee under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover for her husband's death. She charged general negligence under the Act and a violation of the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 2, which provides that "It shall be unlawful for any common carrier engaged in interstate commerce by railroad...

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