Southern Railway Co. v. Lloyd
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. The facts, which involve the validity of the refusal of the state court to remove an action to the Federal Court and of its judgment in an action brought under the Employers’ Liability Act, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
W. L. Lloyd, herein called the plaintiff, brought his action in the Superior Court of Guilford County, North Carolina, against the defendant, the Southern Railway Company, joined 'with its lessor, the North Carolina Railroad Company. The action was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act of April 22, 1908, c. 149, 35 Stat. 65, as amended April 5, 1910, c. 143, 36 Stat. 291.
The North Carolina Railroad Company is a corporation of the State of North Carolina, owning a railroad line extending from Goldsboro, North Carolina, to Charlotte, in the same State. The Southern Railway Company…
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