Legal Opinion
In re Southern Pac. Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 1, 1928PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BONDY, District Judge.
Throughout the trial and in his brief the proctor for claimant, Leonardo Garrafo, contended that Ostrand, the foreman, negligently directed Christofferson, the hookman, to take charge of the winch for the purpose of hoisting the hea,vy draft which fell and injured the claimant, and that, in directing Christofferson to take charge of the winch, the foreman was acting well within the scope of his authority, and that the negligence of the foreman was in no sense the negligence of a fellow servant of the claimant.
*724At the time of the trial the proctor for the claimant believed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- International Stevedoring Co. v. HavertySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Jackson v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
- St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. v. HarveyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
- The EdelDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1923
- Piscrek v. Victor American Fuel Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Dangovich v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- Lillian v. Robinson, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Frank Wallis Robinson, Deceased v. Northeastern Steamship CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956