Legal Opinion
Tomas R. Trejo v. The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1977No. 76-1654PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITEN STEIN, Circuit Judge.
In this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, FELA, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., judgment was entered on a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $140,-000. We reverse for trial errors.
Defendant-appellant Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, an interstate common carrier, employed plaintiff-appellee Trejo as a section laborer on a work train in Utah. In late March or early April 1974, he was unloading creosote-soaked ties from a slowly moving gondola car. The bottom of the car was slippery with creosote which had dripped out of the ties.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Eichel v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Norfolk Southern Railroad v. FerebeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Bernard C. Taylor v. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- General Motors Corporation v. Dorethea M. Walden, the Surviving Spouse of Homer L. Walden, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Kauzlarich v. Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1995
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