Skip to main content
· 6/5/1974

Francis v. Heater v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company

Citations

  • 497 F.2d 1243
  • 19 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 180
  • 1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 8301

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • found no case in which the giving of the instruction in an FELA case was alone held to be reversible error
  • found no case in which the giving of the instruction in an FELA case was alone held to be reversible error
  • mere “speculation, conjecture and possibilities” are not sufficient to create a jury question on causation (citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Clark, Cummings, Pell

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.