Legal Opinion
Whitley v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided September 6, 1995No. 9105-03193; CA A80632PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLandau, J.
Plaintiff filed this action under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA), 45 USC § 51, claiming that he was injured as a result of defendant’s negligence. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff. Defendant appeals, assigning error to the trial court’s rulings regarding the admission of evidence and instructions to the jury. We affirm.
The underlying facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff worked for defendant, a railroad company, as a switchman. On June 10,1988, plaintiff climbed down a ladder on the side of a railroad car. As he stepped from the ladder to the walkway, he twisted his ankle…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. BuellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- H. Jerome Claar Ben Mar Maynard Young Donald Doll v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Dick Eggar Ray Ellison v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Chester Oglesby v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Travis Hendrix v. Port Terminal Railroad Association, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006