Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. Yurkonis
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court to review the judgments of the state court under § 237, Judicial Code, are stated in the opinion. The writ of error should not be dismissed. The judgment below should not be affirmed off motion. The writ of error was sued out in good faitja and the grounds asserted in support of it are not frivolous..
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court to review the judgments of the state court under § 237, Judicial Code, are stated in the opinion. The writ of error should not be dismissed. The judgment below should not be affirmed off motion. The writ of error was sued out in good faitja and the grounds asserted in support of it are not frivolous.. The questions raised are serious, important and far-reaching. They are worthy of the best efforts , of counsel and the closest consideration of the court. While plaintiff in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This case was brought in the Supreme Court of New York to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff while in the employ of the defendant Railroad Company. The complaint charged that the injuries were received while the plaintiff was employed in the defend- . ant’s colliery in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. As to the manner of injury the complaint averred that while the plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant in its colliery, and was engaged in and about the performance' of his duties, preparing and setting off a charge of dynamite for the purpose of blasting coal, the…
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