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Richardson v. Southern Idaho Water Power Co.

District Court, D. Idaho

Decided November 12, 1913PublishedCited by 9 opinions

At Law. Action by Polly May Richardson, widow of Walter W. Richardson, deceased, and another, against the Southern Idaho Water Power Company and others. On petition of defendant James A. Green & Co. for removal, the cause was removed to the federal courts, and plaintiffs moved to remand.

1Opinion of the Court

DIETRICH, District Judge.

The action was brought to recover damages for the death of Walter W. Richardson, who was killed on February 26, 1913, by an electric shock, received while he was employed as a painter upon the new power house of the Southern Idaho Water Power Company at American Falls, Idaho; it being alleged that the accident was due to the joint negligence of the several defendants. The plaintiffs, who are the heirs of the deceased, and' the defendant Day, are residents of the state of Idaho; the other defendants, four corporations, are nonresidents. The action was commenced in the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Powers v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  3. Alabama Great Southern Railway Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  4. Torrence v. SheddSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  5. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1900

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bobby Jones Garden Apartments, Inc. v. F. R. SuleskiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  2. Albi v. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
  3. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. ForemanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
  4. Morefield v. Ozark Pipe Line CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1928
  5. Epperson v. Midwest Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927

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