Legal Opinion
Richard Williams v. Union Pacific Railroad, a Utah Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1960No. 16712_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLIN, Circuit Judge.
Richard Williams, appellant herein, filed an action in the District Court for the District of Oregon against the Union Pacific Railroad, appellee herein, claiming damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., by reason of injuries suffered on August 22, 1958, while he was employed by appellee as a dining car waiter. The case was tried to a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of the railroad. A motion for a new trial made by appellant was denied by the district judge, and appellant filed an appeal to this court. Jurisdiction in the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Burton v. DriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- State v. JenningsOregon Supreme Court · 1929
- Citrola v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. HenaganSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Douglas County v. MEYERSOregon Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Casey D. Stengel v. Raymond L. Belcher, Individually and as a Police Officer of the Policedepartment of the City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Don Brown, Josef H. Miller and Allen L. McAlear v. Avemco Investment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Voohries-Larson v. Cessna Aircraft Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- John Doe v. John L. McMillanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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