Legal Opinion
Hosman v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 7, 1938No. Civ. 10573PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, J., pro tem.
Plaintiff, at a jury trial, recovered judgment against defendant railroad company in the sum of $20,000 for personal injuries. The action is based on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U. S. C. A. 51) and the Federal Safety Appliance Act (45 U. S. C. A. 11).
In its “statement of issues’’, appellant presents the following questions arising on this appeal: (1) Whether the evidence was sufficient to support any verdict for plaintifE. (2) Whether, in view of the evidence, there was reversible error in respect of instructions given and refused. (3) Whether the verdict was…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Improvement Company v. MunsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hicks v. Ocean Shore Railroad, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1941
- Ostertag v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1944
- Matthews v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1942
- Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. RichersonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- Sullivan v. MattCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
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