CONNER v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 14315.

219 F.2d 799 (1955)

Horton CONNER, Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 17, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raoul D. Magana, Victor E. Kaplan, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

E. E. Bennett, Edward C. Renwick, Malcolm Davis, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, FEE, and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges.


CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge.

On March 13, 1953, plaintiff-appellant was one of a two man team repairing freight cars in the Union Pacific Railroad Company shops at its east yard near Los Angeles. At that time he was a regular employee of the company. On the particular morning the duties of the two required that they do some welding which involved the use of heavy duty electrical equipment. Upon completion of one welding job the plaintiff went alone to a large pole to...

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