Legal Opinion
Jesus A. Trinidad v. Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1991No. 90-8673PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Jesus Trinidad seeks review of an adverse jury verdict in his personal injury suit against Southern Pacific Transportation Company. This case presents us with a question of first impression: whether the brake provisions of the Safety Appliance Act (the Act), 45 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, apply to trains during predepar-ture inspection. Because we find the sections inapplicable, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
Appellant, a carman for Southern Pacific, was performing the final steps of a routine brake inspection on the night he was injured. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Crane v. Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brady v. Terminal Railroad Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Kenneth v. Angell v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- New York, New Haven & Hartford R. Co. v. LearyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
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