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DOBSON v. GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 11805.

248 F.2d 545 (1957)

Irving W. DOBSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 25, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Kenney and John J. Naughton, Chicago, Ill., Henslee, Monek & Murray, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for appellant.

Edward J. Wendrow and Winston, Strawn, Smith & Patterson, Chicago, Ill., George B. Christensen, Gerard E. Grashorn, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for appellee.

Before LINDLEY, SCHNACKENBERG and PARKINSON, Circuit Judges.

LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, an employee of defendant, brought suit in the district court, seeking to recover damages for personal injuries. He charged that, in violation of the duties which the railroad owed him, it (a) hauled a car "with a coupler which would not uncouple", contrary to the requirements of Sec. 2 of the Safety Appliance Act (45 U.S.C.A. § 2); (b) negligently failed to furnish him with a reasonably safe place in which to work; and (c) negligently...

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