Legal Opinion
Union Pac. R. v. Blank
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1948No. 13593PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLET, Circuit Judge.
Appeal from a judgment in favor of R. Murle Blank for personal injuries against the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Since there was a third party defendant, clarity will be served by referring to the parties by name.
Mr. Blank was injured on March 29, 1943, in one of the Union Pacific’s shop buildings in Omaha, Nebraska. He was in the employ of Ray Isard, a'painting contractor. Mr. Isard had contracted with the Union Pacific to paint the interior of several of the latter’s buildings. That contract contained a provision to the effect that Isard was an independent…
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