Legal Opinion
Dutton v. Southern Pacific Transportation
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 11, 1978No. 6564PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OSBORN, Justice.
This is a suit for damages for personal injuries filed pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act and the Safety Appliance Acts. Mr. Dutton, a brakeman for the Railroad Company, sustained injuries to his right knee when he stepped off a moving rail car and fell. Judgment was entered for the Railroad based upon jury findings in its favor. We affirm.
Mr. Dutton was a member of a train crew which left El Paso at 1:10 o’clock a. m. on September 14, 1971. While stopped at a siding to permit another train to pass, Mr. Dutton discovered a rail car with a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Coray v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Boaz v. White's Auto StoresTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- The Patapsco Insurance Company v. SouthgateSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
- Walter A. Bertrand v. Southern Pacific Company, a Corporation, AppellleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by3 opinions
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