Legal Opinion
R. P. Dugas v. The Kansas City Southern Railway Lines
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1973No. 72-2338PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, R. P. Dugas, was working for Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) as a car cleaner when a boxcar door fell, shattering his left hip, fracturing his right pelvis, and causing the loss of several pints of blood. He brought suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C., § 51. The jury awarded damages in the sum of $200,000. The railroad appeals.
The judgment of the District Court will be affirmed as to liability but reversed and remanded for a new trial on the issue of damages.
Dugas alleged that there were imperfections in the door which…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail RoadSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Ramsouer v. Midland Valley R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Texas and Pacific Railway Company v. Walter N. Buckles, Jr., and Silas R. StanleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Carl R. Stillman v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- First Trust Co. of North Dakota v. Scheels Hardware & Sports Shop, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
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