Legal Opinion
Myers v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 26, 1936No. Civ. No. 5488PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The plaintiff has appealed from a judgment which was rendered against her pursuant to section 629 of the Code of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding the verdict of a jury which was previously returned against the defendant, Southern Pacific Company, for negligence in maintaining an alleged unsafe place in its railroad yard at Roseville where the plaintiff’s intestate was required to work.
Prior to his death, George M. Myers, husband of the plaintiff, was employed by the Southern Pacific Company as a car checker in its railroad yard at Roseville for nine years. It was his duty to procure the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Gavin v. Protestant Episcopal BishopCalifornia Supreme Court · 1933
- Card v. BomsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
- Pryor v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Qualls v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1931
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3Cited by4 opinions
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