Legal Opinion
Torchia v. Burlington Northern, Inc.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1977No. 13097PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
M. JAMES SORTE, District Judge,
sitting for Mr. Chief Justice Hatfield, delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is a wrongful death action filed in the district court, Cascade County, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (FELA).
Plaintiff Helen Torchia as personal representative of the estate of decedent Gennaro Torchia, and on behalf of their children, sued defendant Burlington Northern, Inc. for damages occasioned by the death of her husband Gennaro Torchia.
Gennaro Torchia, a Burlington Northern fireman, was killed in a head-on collision between two railroad…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Graham v. RolandsonMontana Supreme Court · 1967
- Allendorf v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1956
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. HolbrookSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Warnie Lee Ivy, Cross-Appellants v. Security Barge Lines, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- City of Atlanta v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- McGee v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1977
- Anderson v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1985
- Carlisle v. Consolidated Rail Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
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