Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 26, 1936No. Civ. 1738PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarks, J.
Plaintiff brought this action under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (secs. 51 et seq., Title, Railroads, 45 U. S. C. A.) to recover damages for injuries which he received when throwing a switch in the city of Lemoore, Kings County, on the evening of October 3, 1931. It is admitted that at that time both plaintiff and defendant were engaged in interstate commerce and that the cause of action is governed by the federal statutes.
Plaintiff was an experienced railroad man and had been in the employ of defendant since 1913. At the time of the accident he was employed as…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Hough v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R. R. v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Spencer v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1949
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