CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. v. SPETH

No. 19187.

404 F.2d 291 (1968)

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. Dallas D. SPETH and Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

December 12, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Dudgeon, Lincoln, Neb., for appellant.

Philip B. Lush, Hopkins, Minn., for appellee, Dallas D. Speth.

Charles F. Gotch, of Cassem, Tierney, Adams & Henatsch, Omaha, Neb., for appellee, Olin Mathieson.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Chief Judge, and BLACKMUN and LAY, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company appeals from an adverse judgment under the Federal Boiler Inspection Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 22-34. The defendant seeks reversal challenging (1) the failure of plaintiff to prove a violation of the Boiler Inspection Act as a matter of law and (2) the trial court giving additional instructions to the jury in absence of counsel after the case had been submitted. We reverse and grant a new...

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