Legal Opinion
Torres v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 3, 1968No. Civ. 31030PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINS, J. pro tem. *
—This action was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C.A., § 51 et seq., to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff on November 2, 1962, while working as a machinist on a diesel-electric locomotive at the repair shop of the defendant, Southern Pacific Company, an interstate common carrier by rail subject to the FELA.
On the date of the accident plaintiff was 56 years of age and had been a machinist in the employ of defendant for 17 years. On that date he was a member of a three-man crew working under a foreman and engaged…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Central Vermont Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. LindsaySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Smith v. Union Oil Co.California Court of Appeal · 1966
- Lewis v. Union Pacific RailroadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Hayes v. Long Beach Banana Distributors, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1969
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Brown, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1988