Legal Opinion
Zane Milton Walrod, Jr. v. Southern Pacific Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1971No. 24279_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM M. BYRNE, District Judge:
On February 13, 1953, Zane Walrod was injured while employed by the Southern Pacific Company (the Company). Pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), Walrod brought suit against the Company for damages. Walrod’s amended complaint filed on March 19, 1962, alleged that as a result of the Company’s negligence the injury he incurred had manifested itself as multiple sclerosis. In November, 1962, Walrod was awarded a judgment of $50,000.00 as compensation for the “total and permanent disability” which he allegedly suffered in the 1953 accident. This…
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