Legal Opinion
Cheyne v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1942No. 9818PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, Beryl Lucille Cheyne, James Vernon Cheyne II1 and Ethel Elizabeth Cheyne (hereafter called plaintiffs), brought this suit against appellees, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, Ray O. Light, Earl C. Nichols and George Kohlhaas (hereafter called defendants), for damages in the sum of $225,500 for the death of James Vernon Cheyne,2 alleged to have been caused by defendants’ negligence. The suit was brought in the Superior Court of Orange County, California, but, on petition of defendant Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company (hereafter called…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Pullman Co. v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Alabama Great Southern Railway Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. WillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Cross v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Southern Pac. Co. v. HaightCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
- United States v. BradfordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Friend v. Middle Atlantic Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Jones v. BrushCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
- Leo Mantin v. Broadcast Music, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
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