Legal Opinion

Riley v. Union Pac. R. Co

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 14, 1950No. 4050PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

On January 25, 1949, Riley brought this action against the Union Pacific Railroad Company 1 to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from an accident which occurred on July 2, 1944, at Green River, Wyoming, which she alleged was caused by the negligence of the Railroad Company while she was a passenger on one of its trains.

The trial court dismissed the action D.C., 88 F.Supp. 391, on the ground that it was barred by § 3-506, Wyoming Compiled Statutes Annotated, 1945, under which an action for personal injuries must be commenced within four years after the cause…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Herron v. MillerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
  2. Jackson v. Prairie Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1924
  3. Riley v. Union Pac. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
  4. Riley v. Union Pac. R.District Court, D. Wyoming · 1950

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Duke v. HousenWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Sorensen v. the Overland CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1956
  3. Howard v. AllenOhio Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Nancy Kathleen Prince, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Leesona Corporation, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
  5. Enid Allen v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., a California CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981

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