Legal Opinion
Ericksen v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 1952No. S. F. 18478PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShenk, J.
The defendant Southern Pacific Company appeals from a judgment on a verdict awarding the plaintiff Ove E. Ericksen $18,000 damages for personal injuries in an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A. § 51) for failure to provide the plaintiff with a safe place to work.
The plaintiff was employed by the defendant railroad company as a lumber inspector. It was his duty to inspect lumber on the premises of various lumber companies in Washington and Oregon and accept or reject it for shipment to the defendant. Railroad ties which he inspected would be shipped to various…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- The Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. CooganSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Reed v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Connolly v. Pre-Mixed Concrete Co.California Supreme Court · 1957
- George A. Straub v. Reading CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- Miller v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1953
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