Houston Oil Co. of Tex. v. Goodrich, 245 U.S. 440 (1918). · Go Syfert
Houston Oil Co. of Tex. v. Goodrich, 245 U.S. 440 (1918). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“in cases within the purview of the fela statute the carrier is no longer shielded by the fellow-servant rule, but must answer for an employee's negligence as well as for that of an officer or agent.”
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Strongest positive: Lena Mullahon, Administratrix of the Estate of Glenn Chiquito, Deceased v. Union Pacific Railroad, a Utah Corporation (ca9, 1995-09-06)
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discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Lena Mullahon, Administratrix of the Estate of Glenn Chiquito, Deceased v. Union Pacific Railroad, a Utah Corporation
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in cases within the purview of the fela statute the carrier is no longer shielded by the fellow-servant rule, but must answer for an employee's negligence as well as for that of an officer or agent.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. v. Hines
Tenn. Ct. App. · 1935 · confidence medium
Co., 245 U. S., 441 , 38 S. Ct., 139 , 62 L.
cited Cited "see" Dick v. New York Life Insurance
SCOTUS · 1959 · signal: see · confidence high
See Houston Oil Co. v. Goodrich, 245 U. S. 440 .
cited Cited "see" Baker v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
SCOTUS · 1959 · signal: see · confidence high
See Houston Oil Co. v. Goodrich, 245 U. S. 440 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. (2×)
SCOTUS · 1957 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Houston Oil Co. v. Goodrich, 245 U. S. 440 ; Southern Power Co. v. North Carolina Public Service Co., 263 U. S. 508 ; General Talking Pictures Corp. v. Western Electric Co., 304 U. S. 175, 178 .
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Houston Oil Company of Texas Et Al.
v.
Goodrich Et Al.
76.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jan 7, 1918.
245 U.S. 440
1918 U.S. LEXIS 2146
Mr.. William L. Marbury. and Mr. H. O. Head, with whom Mr. Oswald S. Parker and Mr. Thomas M. Kennerly were on the briefs, for petitioners., Mr. William D. Gordon, with whom Mr. Harrison M. Whitaker, Mr. Eugene E. Easterling and Mr. Thomas J. Baten were on the brief, for respondents.
McReynolds.
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Mr. Justice McReynolds

delivered the opinion of the court.

After hearing arguments upon the issues involved in this cause it seems clear that the writ of certiorari was improvidently granted and must be dismissed. Furness, Withy & Co. v. Yang-Tsze Ins. Assn., 242 U. S. 430:

The controversy (presented in an action at law) is over title to a tract of land in Texas. Both parties claim under one Felder — petitioners through a deed said to have been[*441] executed June 10, 1839, and respondents through one dated June 18, 1839.

As grounds for granting the writ petitioners alleged that the trial court erred in refusing to submit to the jury (1) whether the deed first dated was in fact executed (2) whether it was presented for record before execution of the later one (3) whether vendee, in the junior deed was a bona fide purchaser for value (4) whether the junior deed was forged and (5) whether the action was barred by the three years statute of limitations. The propriety of submitting these matters depended essentially upon an appreciation of the evidence. Having heard it all the trial court concluded there was not enough in support of any one of petitioners’ above stated claims to warrant a finding in their favor and the Circuit Court of Appeals reached the same result. 226 Fed. Rep. 434.

The record discloses no sufficient reason within the rule long observed why we should review the judgment below. Forsyth v. Hammond, 166 U. S. 506.

Dismissed.