PADILLA v. ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY CO.

No. 6017.

295 P.2d 1023 (1956)

61 N.M. 115

Solomon S. PADILLA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied April 24, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B.G. Johnson, James T. Paulantis, Albuquerque, for appellant.

Lorenzo A. Chavez, Arturo G. Ortega, Albuquerque, for appellee.


McGHEE, Justice.

The defendant has appealed from a judgment rendered upon a jury verdict which awarded to plaintiff the sum of $23,750 (the full amount asked) in damages for injuries incurred by him in discharge of his duties as a sheet metal worker in the Albuquerque shops of the defendant. The action was based upon an alleged violation of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, as amended 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. Specifically, the plaintiff claimed the defendant...

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