Legal Opinion
Marinko v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Ry. Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 1934No. File No. 7635PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This action is brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59) to recover $5,000 damages for injuries claimed to have been received by plaintiff while employed as a bridge carpenter and helper by the defendant, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Pacific Railway Company, in the maintenance and upkeep of its bridges. Plaintiff, as well as the other workmen, traveled and lived in bunk cars furnished by the defendant. On June 9, 1931, the bridge crew was ordered to proceed from Regent, N.D., to Mobridge, S.D., to repair a bridge. The weather was stormy, the train heavy, and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Looney v. Metropolitan RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Southern Railway-Carolina Division v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Parrot v. Wells, Fargo & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. F. W. Cook Brewing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Klein v. W. Hodgman & Sons, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1957
- Backer v. Chicago & North Western Ry. Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1942