WALROD v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY

No. 24279.

447 F.2d 930 (1971)

Zane Milton WALROD, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

August 4, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Seidel (argued), McKesson, Renaud, Cook, Miller & Cordova, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert Mills (argued), Evans, Kitchell & Jenckes, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellee.

Before BARNES and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and BYRNE, District Judge.


WILLIAM M. BYRNE, District Judge:

On February 13, 1953, Zane Walrod was injured while employed by the Southern Pacific Company (the Company). Pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), Walrod brought suit against the Company for damages. Walrod's amended complaint filed on March 19, 1962, alleged that as a result of the Company's negligence the injury he incurred had manifested itself as multiple sclerosis....

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