Legal Opinion
Chavez v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
District Court, E.D. California
Decided May 12, 1976No. Civ. S-74-78, S-74-124, S-74-146, S-74-148, S-74-163, S-74-166, S-74-168, S-74-172 and S-74-632PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MacBRIDE, Chief Judge.
On April 28, 1973, approximately eighteen bomb loaded boxcars exploded in Southern Pacific Transportation Company’s Antelope Yard in Roseville, California. These boxcars and bombs, both the property of the United States, were being hauled by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company (hereinafter Southern Pacific), under a contract with the Department of the Navy, from Hawthorne, Nevada, to Port Chicago, California. Plaintiffs in the above entitled eases seek to recover damages for personal injuries and property destruction allegedly caused by the Roseville…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.California Supreme Court · 1944
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