Legal Opinion
Smith v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 13, 1956No. Civ. 16501PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, J.
In an action for damages for personal injuries, brought under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 1 plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered after a verdict in favor of defendant.
Questions Presented
Alleged errors: (1) Instructing with reference to choice of ways to work. (2) Use of “look out for his own safety” in an instruction. (3) Use of “more than a mere condition or remote cause” in an instruction.
Facts
As plaintiff does not question the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict in defendant’s favor, a bare outline of the facts is sufficient.
Plaintiff, who…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Ellis v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Carter v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Union Pacific Railroad v. HadleySupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Barham v. WidingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Rupp v. SummerfieldCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
- Mason v. CaseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Mangrum v. Union Pacific RailroadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- Lerner v. GlickfeldCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Baez v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1962
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