Legal Opinion
Billy Richardson v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1982No. 81-1434PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. (MOPAC) appeals from a jury verdict entered in the District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas finding it liable under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (Act), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., for personal injuries sustained by its employee Billy Richardson in an automobile accident. 1 The accident occurred while Richardson was returning to work following a “layover” at the Sands Motel in an automobile driven by a Sands Motel employee. MOPAC’s motions for summary judgment and judgment notwithstanding the verdict were denied. MOPAC…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Inman v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Hubert Y. Linn v. Roy M. Garcia and Milo MallyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Stanley F. Taylor v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Mitchell v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Lorenzo R. Ybarra v. Burlington Northern, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- James T. Crues, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Kfc Corporation, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Robert B. Peyton, Jr. v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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