Legal Opinion
Morse v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 26, 1976No. Civ. 46810PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
POTTER, J.
Defendant Southern Pacific Transportation Company appeals from an order of the superior court granting plaintiff Richard Morse a new trial in an action for damages for personal injury under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., hereinafter “FELA”). The court granted plaintiff’s motion for new trial on the ground of error of law in admitting evidence not admissible under the rule of Eichel v. New York Central R. Co. (1963) 375 U.S. 253 [11 L.Ed.2d 307, 84 S.Ct. 316]. The evidence, admitted at trial over plaintiff’s objection, was of plaintiff’s…
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