Legal Opinion

Lopez v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided October 5, 1955No. 5941PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SADLER, Justice.

The defendant as appellant in this Court complains of a money judgment recovered against it in plaintiff’s favor for personal injuries in an action prosecuted in the district court of Valencia County under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq.

The facts within the scope of the verdict will be stated. The plaintiff is an unnaturalized alien from Mexico, approximately fifty eight years of age at time of the injury complained of. He came to this country through El Paso, Texas, in 1920, worked around Las Cruces for a time on ranches, did…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thompson v. AndermanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Turrietta v. WycheNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Kirchner v. LaughlinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1892

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Brown v. Kroger CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1962
  2. Brown v. General Insurance Company of AmericaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Rivera v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Brown v. Kroger CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1962
  5. Rivera v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1956

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