DAVIS v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO.

No. 16554.

359 F.2d 780 (1966)

Stanley Michael DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

April 29, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin J. Brode, Memphis, Tenn., for appellant.

Jesse E. Johnson, Jr., Memphis, Tenn., Burch, Porter & Johnson, Memphis, Tenn., of counsel, for appellee.

Before EDWARDS, Circuit Judge, McALLISTER and CECIL, Senior Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff appeals from an adverse jury verdict in a Federal Employers' Liability Act1 case.

Plaintiff was injured when struck from behind by a freight car which had been "humped" down another track while he was directing an engineer in a switching operation on the track he was facing.

Plaintiff's claims as to defendant's negligence were: First, failure of a fellow employee who was in charge of the crew which...

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