Legal Opinion
Southern Pacific Co. v. Gileo
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 1956No. 257PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Minton
These five cases present questions of the extent of coverage of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, as amended.
Petitioner, an interstate common carrier by railroad, owns and operates a large carshop, known as Shop No. 9, at Sacramento, California. This shop contains a department for repair of petitioner’s cars temporarily removed from service and a department engaged in the construction of new cars for use in interstate commerce by petitioner and a subsidiary.
Respondents Gileo, Eufrazia and Eelk were employed by petitioner in Shop No. 9. Gileo worked on repair of petitioner’s cars already…
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