Legal Opinion
Perrett v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 11, 1946No. Civ. 12973PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, P. J.
The plaintiff, while working in the course and scope of his employment with defendant, was. run over by a freight ear when he fell while attempting to board the moving train, his leg being severed below the knee. Defendant was admittedly then engaged in interstate commerce. This action was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A., § 51 et seq.) The jury brought in a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff appeals, his sole ground of complaint being that certain instructions offered by defendant and given by the trial court, were prejudicially erroneous. With this contention we…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Chicago Great Western Ry. Co. v. PeelerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- Stewart v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line R.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Cantrill v. American Mail Line, Ltd.Washington Supreme Court · 1953
- Gipson v. Davis Realty Co.California Court of Appeal · 1963
- Schultz v. Union Pacific RailroadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Smith v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1956
- Crowder v. Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1953
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