Legal Opinion

Horton Conner v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 17, 1955No. 14315_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge.

On March 13, 1953, plaintiff-appellant was one of a two man team repairing freight cars in the Union Pacific Railroad Company shops at its east yard near Los Angeles. At that time he was a regular employee of the company. On the particular morning the duties of the two required that they do some welding which involved the use of heavy duty electrical equipment. Upon completion of one welding job the plaintiff went alone to a large pole to disengage a rubber cable leading from a socket on the pole, the cable containing the electric wires which ran from the socket to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Shanahan v. Southern Pac. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
  2. Hanover Fire Ins. of New York v. Merchants' Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1926
  3. Ivinson v. HuttonSupreme Court of the United States · 1887

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Joanne M. HEAGNEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  2. Russell, Poling & Co. v. Conners Standard Marine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
  3. Garcia v. CantuUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 2006
  4. Russell, Poling & Company, Newtown Creek Towing Company and Chester A. Poling, Inc., Libellants-Appellants v. Conners Standard Marine Corporation and the Tug Corporal, and the Tug Russell No. 20 and Russell Bros. Towing Co., Inc., Respondents-Impleaded-Appellee. Russell, Poling & Company, Newtown Creek Towing Company and Chester A. Poling, Inc. v. United States of America, and Third-Fourth-Party Plaintiff-Respondent, (Conners Standard Marine Corporation, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent, Russell Bros. Towing Company, Inc., Fourth-Party Defendant-Respondent)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
  5. Da Costa v. HardyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955

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