Legal Opinion
Butz v. Union Pac. R.
Utah Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1951No. 7441PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROCKETT, Justice.
The plaintiff was injured while performing his duty as a switchman on the defendant railroad. He was riding the side of a baggage car as it was being pushed on to the baggage tracks of the Denver Union Terminal Company *187when he struck his back against a baggage truck which was protruding so close to the tracks that it would not clear him. He brought this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U. S. C. A. § 21 et seq. hereinafter referred to as the F. E. L. A., to recover damages for such injuries. After the presentation of the plaintiff’s evidence, the trial…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Ellis v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Jacob v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Stickle v. Union Pacific R. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1952
- Cottrell v. Grand Union Tea CompanyUtah Supreme Court · 1956
- Moore v. A. H. Riise Gift ShopsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1987
- Clack-Nomah Flying Club v. Sterling Aircraft, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1965
- Butz v. Union Pacific RailroadUtah Supreme Court · 1951
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