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  "name": "John Meier, Appellee, v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company, Appellant",
  "name_abbreviation": "Meier v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.",
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      "John Meier, Appellee, v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company, Appellant."
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        "text": "Mr. Justice Boggs\ndelivered the opinion of the court..\n2. Master and servant, \u00a7 98*\u2014what proof must be made as to negligence in action under Federal Employers\u2019 Liability Act. In an action for damages for personal injuries brought under the Federal Employers\u2019 Liability Act, section 3 of which provides that contributory negligence shall not bar recovery, but shall diminish the damages in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to the employee, it is only necessary to prove that the injury was the result, in whole or in part, of negligence on the part of the employer.\n3. Master and servant, \u00a7 98*\u2014when federal law governs. Where both master and servant are engaged in interstate commerce at the time of an injury to the servant, the rights and liabilities of the parties are to be governed exclusively by the Federal Employers\u2019 Liability Act.\n4. Master and servant, \u00a7 695*\u2014when evidence sufficient to show that timely toarning of approach of train was not given. In an action under the Federal Employers\u2019 Liability Act by a flagman to recover for personal injuries, received as the result of being struck by a train, evidence held sufficient to show that timely warning of the approach of. the train was not given.\n5. Appeal and error, \u00a7 1413*\u2014when verdict should not ordinarily be set aside. Where two juries have found the issues the same way on conflicting evidence, the trial or Appellate Courts should he slow to set aside the verdict of the jury.\n6. Master and servant, \u00a7 98*\u2014what must be proved in action wider Federal Employers\u2019 Liability Act. In order to sustain an action to recover under the Federal Employers\u2019 Liability Act, it is necessary for the plaintiff to prove that he was employed by the defendant.\n7. Appeal and error, \u00a7 1523 \u2014when instruction is not prejudicially erroneous. In a personal injury case based on the Federal Employers\u2019 Liability Act, held that the giving of an instruction which was based on section 1 of the Act, which was abstract in form and did not set out the whole section, was not prejudicial error.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "D. E. Keefe, for appellant; L. J. Hackney and Frank L. Littleton, of counsel.",
      "Burton & Burton, for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "John Meier, Appellee, v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company, Appellant.\n(Not to he reported in full.)\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Master and servant, \u00a7 430 \u2014when question of contributory negligence immaterial except as bearing upon amount of damages. In an action for personal injuries by a .flagman against a railroad, where there were two counts to the declaration, the second jof which alleged that the defendant was engaged in interstate commerce and that plaintiff was employed in such commerce, and where it appeared that plaintiff was injured by being struck by a train which was being operated on a track upon which plaintiff was walking, and defendant contended that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence and therefore not entitled to recover, held that as plaintiff could recover only under the second count, if at all, the Federal Employers\u2019 Liability Act applied, and therefore even if plaintiff had been guilty of contributory negligence, such fact would only be material as affecting the amount of damages.\nAppeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon, J. F. Gillham, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1916.\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed April 13, 1917.\nCertiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).\nStatement of the Case.\nAction by John Meier, plaintiff, against the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company, defendant, to recover damages for personal injuries, sustained as a result of being struck by one of defendant\u2019s trains, while employed as a flagman of trains running over tracks under repair. From a judgment for plaintiff'\u25a0 for $2,000, defendant appeals.\nD. E. Keefe, for appellant; L. J. Hackney and Frank L. Littleton, of counsel.\nBurton & Burton, for appellee.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number."
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