Legal Opinion
Baker v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 6, 1959No. 363PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Per curiam
This action was commenced by the petitioners against the respondent railroad in a Texas State District Court, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act; 35 Stat.'65, as amended, 45 U. S. C. §§51-60, to recover-damages for the death of petitioners’ decedent, Claude Baker, allegedly caused by the negligence of the respondent. Baker had been hired as a workman by W. H. Nichols & Co., Inc., which was engaged in work along the main line right of way of the respondent under a contract with it. The work consisted of “grouting,” or pumpipg sand and cement into the roadbed to strengthen and stabilize…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Robinson v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. BondSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Linstead v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
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