Legal Opinion
Deere v. Southern Pac. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1941No. 9706PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Esther P. Deere, as the administratrix of the estate of Amos J. Deere, brought this action in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon to recover damages from appellee, Southern Pacific Company, for the death of her intestate, for the benefit of his minor children and herself as widow. Liability is sought to be imposed upon appellee, a Kentucky corporation, engaged in the operation of a railroad in interstate commerce, through the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 35 Stat. 65, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-59.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Slocum v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ToopsSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. KoskeSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Washington v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Joice v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1945
- Morgan Yawn, Jr. v. Southern Railway Company, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Dodd v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1945
- Frances L. Power, Individually, and as Administratrix of the Estate of Marilyn K. Power v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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