In Mortensen v. Southern Pacific Company, 245 Cal. App. 2d 241, 53 Cal.Rptr. 851 (Cal.App. 1966), an injured employee sued his employer under the Federal Employers' Liability Act for negligently failing to equip its vehicles with safety belts. Id. at 852. The vehicle was not required by statute to have safety belts. However, at the time of the accident, California statute required anchors for safety belts in new cars. Id. at 854. The California Court of Appeal held that "it was for the jury to decide whether defendant's failure to provide seat belts amounted to negligence." Id. at 853.