Legal Opinion
Torres v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1978No. Nos. 77-2701, 75-3165PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIS, District Judge:
These two appeals arise out of an action brought by Jesus and Esther Fabian de Torres against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company and the Southern Pacific Transportation Company for damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff while riding on a freight car owned by the Santa Fe but on loan to Southern Pacific. The trial judge granted the Santa Fe’s motion for summary judgment from which the plaintiff appeals. After a trial, the court awarded a judgment against the Southern Pacific in the sum of $295,000 (Torres v. Southern Pacific, reported at 428…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Patton v. Baltimore & O. R. Co. (Duquesne Slag Products Co., Third Party Defendant) (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- Barry v. Southern Pac. Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1946
- Smith v. Louisville & Nashville Rd. Co.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1966
- Southern Pac. Co. v. BolenArizona Supreme Court · 1953
- Hunter v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1967
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Vanskike v. ACF Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Chicago Central & Pacific Railroad v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
- Delgado v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.District Court, D. Arizona · 1991
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- Pierce v. Burlington Northern RailroadDistrict Court, C.D. Illinois · 1987
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