Legal Opinion
Long v. Union Pacific R. Co
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 1, 1951No. 4269_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a defendant’s judgment in the United States District Court of Kansas, in a personal injury suit brought by an employee of the Union Pacific Railroad under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence the court sustained the Railroad’s motion for a directed verdict on the grounds that plaintiff, relying upon res ipsa loquitur, had failed to prove his case.
Appellant was employed as a carman by the Union Pacific Railroad and on the date of the accident had been sent by the appel-lee, with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- The Rocona v. Guy F. Atkinson Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
3Cited by7 opinions
- The Union Pacific Railroad Company v. H. B. Ward, Doing Business as Ward Transport ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- Wilson v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- J. C. Penney Company, a Corporation v. Leonard O'Daniell and Opal O'daniell, Husband and WifeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. PowellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
- P. v. Murray v. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
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