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NAJERA v. SOUTHERN PAC. CO.

Docket No. 19204.

191 Cal.App.2d 634 (1961)

13 Cal. Rptr. 146

JULIO NAJERA, Appellant, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

April 27, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Belcher, Jr., for Appellant.

Louis L. Phelps, G. Blandin Colburn, Jr., and Dunne, Dunne & Phelps for Respondent.

TOBRINER, J.

[1a] This case raises a question of first impression in this state: Is a railroad employer liable to an injured employee pursuant to the terms of the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq.) for injuries proximately caused by the employer's negligent employment and retention in employment of a person of violent and dangerous propensities? Since we sustain such liability we believe that the trial court's judgment on...

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