Legal Opinion
Leyser v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 1954No. 3909PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAVANAUGH, Judge.
This is an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. paragraph 51 et seq., to recover damages for injuries to his back by reason of a lumbo-sacral strain which he claims to have suffered when attempting to extract a spike from a cross tie preparatory to re-laying a steel rail in a track which defendant was engaged in building.
The plaintiff alleges that on June 9, 1953, that the defendant was engaged in repairing and installing new and heavier rails on its railroad in Evangeline Parish and on that date he was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Jacob v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Dowell, Inc. v. JowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Griswold v. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
- Cole v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
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3Cited by2 opinions
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