Legal Opinion
Daugherty v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 1989No. C-8305PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOGGETT, Justice.
Petitioners, Eleanor B. Daugherty and Nancy Daugherty Gunselman, wife and daughter of Elbie Daugherty, brought this negligence action for damages concerning his death against his employer, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C.A. § 51, et seq. (West 1986). El-bie Daugherty was struck and killed by a truck which was being backed down a road in Southern Pacific’s Englewood Yard by a fellow employee. During the trial, the Daughertys requested the trial court to take judicial notice of certain regulations, 29 C.F.R. §…
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