Legal Opinion
Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Simmons
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1946No. 3189PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
Simmons recovered a judgment against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company1 for personal injuries under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. The Railway Company has appealed.
The Railway Company is engaged in railway transportation, both in intrastate and interstate commerce. Simmons was employed as head brakeman on Extra Freight Train No. 5004, running east from Vaughn to Clovis, New Mexico. The train was derailed at 8:30 p. m., September 19, 1941, on what is known as the Belen Cut-Off, a short distance east of Buchanan, New…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- San Juan Light & Transit Co. v. RequenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Ramsouer v. Midland Valley R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- May Department Stores Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Terminal R. Ass'n of St. Louis v. StaengelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- Central Surety & Ins. Corporation v. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Frank Lauria, in Appeal No. 97-1306 v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in Appeal Nos. 97-1361/62/63Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- R. P. Dugas v. The Kansas City Southern Railway LinesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Henry L. Beanland v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Chapin v. RogersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- United States v. KesingerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
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