Legal Opinion
Patricia Ann Phelps Bailey v. Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1980No. 79-2637PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Per curiam
On November 30,1976, R. E. Phelps, a 41 year old welder, left home for work at the American Petrofina plant in Groves, Texas. His daily route took him over a grade crossing in Orange County where State Highway 62 intersects the Southern Pacific’s tracks. He had traveled this route for many years without incident. On this particular day, however, at approximately 7:00 a. m., a Southern Pacific locomotive sliced his car in two. This tragic accident took Phelps’s life, and left behind a widow, five children, and a mother who was partially dependent upon her son for support.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Angel Urti v. Transport Commercial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation and Insurance Company of North America v. Eustace J. MatherneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Ruby Conway v. Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc., the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Willace Bridges and Wife, Ruby Bridges v. Groendyke Transport, Inc. And Frank GorsuchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by81 opinions
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- Richard Lucas v. United States of America, Richard Lucas, Cross-Appellees v. United States of America, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Shows v. Jamison Bedding, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Hiltgen v. SumrallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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