MITCHELL v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.

No. 15068.

242 F.2d 598 (1957)

Bernard MITCHELL, Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., a Corporation, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

March 30, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monroe & Chula, George H. Chula, Santa Ana, Cal., for appellant.

Malcom Davis, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees.

Before STEPHENS, LEMMON, and FEE, Circuit Judges.


LEMMON, Circuit Judge.

An alien who lost a valuable trained dog through a railroad's admitted carelessness is here complaining that he was cavalierly hustled out of the court below by a summary judgment.

A full trial, with ample opportunity for the cross-examination of witnesses, can no doubt clear up many, if not all, of the uncertainties, contradictions, and errors that have crept into this case.

Poor Pudsy died from lack of ventilation in a locked...

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