Legal Opinion
Spencer v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 20, 1949No. Civ. No. 16662PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VALLÉE, J.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered on the granting of a motion for a directed verdict in an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (35 Stats. 65, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq.) providing that every common carrier by railroad engaged in interstate commerce shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce “resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency, due to its negligence, in its cars, engines,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. M. E. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
- Schultz v. Union Pacific RailroadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Beeber v. Norfolk Southern Corp.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1990
- John W. Webb v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Thompson v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1950
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