Legal Opinion
Robert G. Funseth v. Great Northern Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1968No. 21793_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEIGERT, District Judge:
This is an action for damages, brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., by appellant, a railroad brakeman-conductor, against his employer, Great Northern Railway Company, for on-duty injuries sustained by appellant. Plaintiff and appellant appeals from the judgment entered against plaintiff upon a jury verdict in favor of defendant íailroad.
The F.E.L.A. 45 U.S.C. § 51, provides:
“Every common carrier by railroad while engaging in commerce * * * shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Coray v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Walter A. Bertrand v. Southern Pacific Company, a Corporation, AppellleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Emmett E. Page v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
3Cited by9 opinions
- Stanley F. Taylor v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Chester Oglesby v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Salotti v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1980
- Greenstein v. Seaboard Coast Line R. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
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