Legal Opinion

King v. Schumacher

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 17, 1939No. Civ. 10651PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THE COURT.

An action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act against the trustees of the Western Pacific Railroad Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the negligent acts of the defendants. A jury returned a verdict for plaintiff and the defendants have appealed from the judgment entered thereon.

The complaint alleged that plaintiff was employed by defendants on a ditcher engaged in repairing the main interstate line of the railroad near Poe, California; that while thus engaged the ditcher was so negligently operated and maintained that…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Kring v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. BombolisSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. CooganSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  4. Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  5. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. De AtleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. In Re Florida Rules of Criminal ProcedureSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  2. Gherman v. ColburnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  3. Posz v. BurchellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
  4. Shields v. Oxnard Harbor DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
  5. Leoni v. DelanyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948

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