Legal Opinion
Capitola v. MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL & SAULT STE. MARIE RAILROAD CO.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 3, 1960No. 37,910PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Loevinger, Justice.
The plaintiff was a fireman employed by defendant railroad company. He was riding in the cab of a Diesel locomotive being operated by an engineer and carrying a .switch foreman when the engine had a head-on collision with another engine. Both engines were owned by the railroad and being operated by its employees in switching operations.
Plaintiff brought suit against the railroad for his injuries under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 35 Stat. 65, as amended, 45 USCA, § 51, et seq. The railroad filed an answer and a counterclaim for dam ages to its equipment resulting…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lunderberg v. BiermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Alderman v. NobleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Zulkee v. WingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1866
- Buhl v. VieraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Raney v. LachanceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1902
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Robert M. Nordgren v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- South Carolina Insurance v. James C. Greene & Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
- Oxford Shipping Co., Ltd. v. New Hampshire Trading Corp., Oxford Shipping Co., Ltd. v. New Hampshire Trading Corp., Avon Trading Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Robert M. Cavanaugh, and Martha E. Cavanaugh v. Western Maryland Railway Company and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Brown v. PoritzkyNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
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