Legal Opinion

Francis v. Southern Pac. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 9, 1947No. 3424PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRATTON, Circuit Judge.

Jack R. Francis and Delphia Packer Francis were husband and wife; and they were the parents of three children, all minors. Southern Pacific Company is a railway company. On the day in question, the westbound passenger train No. 21 of the company was operated in two sections. Francis and his wife were passengers on the first section. They boarded the train at Ogden, Utah, were en route to Carlin, Nevada, and occupied a berth in the rear car of the train. Francis was an employee of the company; and he and his wife were each using a pass issued by the company which…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  3. Thiel v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  5. Ballard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Francis v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Pasadena Research Laboratories, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
  3. James R. Russell, Jr. v. The Monongahela Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
  4. Frankfeld v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
  5. Frank Pruett v. Robert Ellington MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960

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