Legal Opinion
Kenneth L. Ragsdell v. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1982No. 81-5295PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
Ragsdell sued under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq.) and the Safety Appliance Act (45 U.S.C. §§ 1-16) for injuries to his knee suffered in a fall from a side ladder on a box car he was descending after setting a brake on top of the car. He appeals from the judgment entered after a jury verdict against him, claiming that the district court erred in refusing to give his requested jury instructions on Southern Pacific’s duty under the FELA to provide him a safe place to work.
Jury instructions, viewed as a whole, should adequately instruct a jury on each…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Investment Service Co., an Oregon Corporation v. Allied Equities Corporation, a Nevada CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Alberto Garcia-Rodriguez (T/n Ruben Gutierrez-Garcia), Alfonso Garcia-Sanchez, Francisco Martinez-MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Holweger v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
- Cleef v. Aeroflex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Stanley F. Taylor v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Roberts v. SpaldingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Underhill v. RoyalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Richard Gallose v. Long Island Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Jerry Ackley v. Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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