Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Wood
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1932No. 5979PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKS, Circuit Judge.
Action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (tit. 45, U. S. C. e. 2, §§ 51-59 [45 USCA §§ 51-59]) and the Boiler Inspection Act as amended June 7, 1924 (tit. 45, U. S. 0. c. 1, § 23 ¡ 45 USCA § 23]) by Emma Wood, administratrix of the estate of E. E. Wood, deceased, against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, a Virginia corporation, to recover damages for his death. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
The Clifton Forge Division of appellant’s railway extends between Hinton, W. Va., and Clifton Forge, Va. On the night of October 29, 1930, Wood was the head…
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