Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Southern Pacific Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 23, 1974No. 73-1270PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Petitioner Eugene Kelley was seriously injured when he fell from the top of a tri-lével railroad car where he had been working. He sought recovery for his injuries from the respondent railroad under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 35 Stat. 65, as amended, 45 U. S. C. §§ 51-60. Under the FELA, a covered railroad is liable for negligently causing the injury or death of any person “while he is employed” by the railroad. Although petitioner acknowledged that he was technically in the employ of a trucking company rather than the railroad, he contended that his work was sufficiently…
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