CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. SCOVEL

No. 15485.

232 F.2d 952 (1956)

CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant, v. Leon SCOVEL, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

May 10, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Grannis, Jr., So. St. Paul, Minn. (Grannis & Grannis and Luther M. Stalland, So. St. Paul, Minn., on the brief), for appellant.

Charles T. Hvass, Minneapolis, Minn. (Hvass, Weisman, Peterson, King & Schwappach, Minneapolis, Minn., on the brief), for appellee.

Before GARDNER, Chief Judge, and JOHNSEN and VOGEL, Circuit Judges.


GARDNER, Chief Judge.

Appellee Leon Scovel brought this action against the Chicago Great Western Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by him while he was in the employ of appellant. The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the trial court. At the time of receiving his injuries plaintiff was employed by defendant on its railroad, a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce, as a section foreman. In his complaint he...

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