Legal Opinion
Davee v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided October 23, 1962No. S. F. 21052PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
This is an appeal by plaintiff David Henry Davee from a judgment for his employer, defendant Southern Pacific Company, in an action prosecuted under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.) for injuries sustained by Davee in the course of his employment.
Plaintiff is an experienced bridge carpenter. He sustained injuries on January 7, 1958, when he fell approximately 5 feet from a pier on which he had been standing while doing repair work on a railroad trestle located near Biggs, California.
It was alleged in the complaint that defendant failed to provide plaintiff with “a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. CooganSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Jehl v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1967
- Waller v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1967
- Salvail v. Great Northern Railway CompanyMontana Supreme Court · 1970
- Mortensen v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1966
- Padilla v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1982
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