Legal Opinion
R. L. Harris v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., Phillips Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1976No. 75-1571PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge.
This Texas tort law diversity of citizenship case arises from a railway tank car explosion in which several firemen suffered personal injuries. The firemen recovered damages from the railroad company (Santa Fe) and cargo owner (Phillips). Santa Fe was granted indemnity against Phillips. Phillips appeals contesting the district court’s finding on liability. 1 We affirm.
FACTS
On December 15, 1973, four Santa Fe employees were switching railroad cars at the rail yards in Borger, Texas. During the switching operations, several cars were moved onto the scale track in order…
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