Legal Opinion
McGuigan v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 18, 1952No. Civ. 15118PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, P. J.
In this action, brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, the widow of James J. McGuigan seeks to recover damages for his wrongful death alleged to have been caused in interstate commerce by the negligence of the defendant employer, the Southern Pacific Company. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, the trial court granted a nonsuit. Plaintiff appeals.
The facts most favorable to appellant show the following: The decedent was 51 years old at the time of his death, which occurred on May 1, 1948. At that time he had worked for the Southern Pacific at various jobs for some 28 years.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Ellis v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. YurkonisSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Davidson v. City of WestminsterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Wright v. Arcade School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- Coffee v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.California Supreme Court · 1972
- McGuigan v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1954
- Adair v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1964
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