Legal Opinion
Ketchum v. Denver & Rio Grande Western R.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1949No. 3843PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
Marie M. Ketchum brought this action against Denver, and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company1 to recover damages for personal injuries.
Ketchum is the wife of a retired employee of the Railroad Company. On February 11, 1947, she held a pass theretofore issued to her by the Railroad Company, authorizing her to travel on trains of the Railroad Company, other than certain designated trains, without charge. Ketchum signed the pass immediately below the following provision:
“This Pass accepted by me for use subject to conditions on back.”
The reverse side of the pass contained…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Aschenbrenner v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Francis v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- New York Central Railroad v. MohneySupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Van ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Keyes v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
- Williams v. Transworld Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Richards v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1964
- Schiller v. Pennsylvania RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Adelaide Viola Gonzales v. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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