Legal Opinion
Dollens v. Public Belt Railroad Commission
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 26, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 71-486PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
R. BLAKE WEST, District Judge.
Plaintiff, John Dollens, brought this suit for damages against his employer, Public Belt Railroad Commission, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act.1 Shortly before trial, plaintiff withdrew his request for jury trial, and this matter was tried before the Court on September 30, 1971 and October 20, 1971. For the following reasons, the Court holds that plaintiff failed to meet his burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that his employer was negligent, and there should therefore be judgment in favor of defendant.
The evidence at trial showed…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Emmett E. Page v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Francesco Sano v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Stanley Michael Davis v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jones v. New Orleans Public Belt Railroad CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985