Legal Opinion
Temple v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 1980No. Civ. No. 45649PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
Plaintiff Charles Phillip Temple appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Southern Pacific Transportation Com*990pany (sometimes hereafter the company) in an action commenced by him under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.).
The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (§ 51) provides, as relevant: “Every common carrier by railroad while engaging in [interstate] commerce... shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce... resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the...…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Boynton v. McKalesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- Kish v. California State Automobile Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
- Ryan v. FarrellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Avila v. Standard Oil Co.California Court of Appeal · 1985