BRENHAM v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 12783.

328 F.Supp. 119 (1971)

Robert O. BRENHAM v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY v. SUTTON'S JUNK & SALVAGE YARDS, INC. and Sutton's Steel & Supply, Inc. and Lionel H. Sutton and Sutton Industries, Inc. (Third-Party Defendants).

United States District Court, W. D. Louisiana, Lafayette Division.

June 18, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Piccione, Piccione & Wooten, Charles N. Wooten, Lafayette, La., for plaintiff.

Davidson, Meaux, Onebane & Donohoe, Richard C. Meaux, Lafayette, La., for defendant.

Landry, Watkins, Cousin & Bonin, William O. Bonin, New Iberia, La., for third-party defendants.


PUTNAM, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Robert O. Brenham, a brakeman for Southern Pacific Company, injured his back on a piece of junk which was lying on the Railroad's right-of-way. At the time of the accident the train on which Brenham was working was on a spur track located within the boundaries of Sutton's Junk and Salvage Yard.

On April 3, 1967, Brenham filed suit against Southern Pacific Company under the F.E.L.A., 45 U.S.C. § 51 et...

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