Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Tilghman
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. The facts, which involve the validity of a verdict in the state court in an action for personal injuries brought under ■ the Employers’ Liability Act, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This was an action in the Superior Court of Wake County, North Carolina* under the Employers’ Liability Act of Congress, c. 149, 35 Stat. 65, c. 143, 36 Stat. 291, to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in a head-on collision of two passenger trains, of one of which he was the conductor in charge. A trial of the issues resulted in a verdict finding that the plaintiff’s injuries were caused by the concurring negligence of the railway company and himself and assessing the damages recoverable by him at $7,000. A judgment in his favor was rendered on the verdict and the…
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- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. EarnestSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. LindsaySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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- Stevens v. Tampa Electric Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1921
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- Hietala v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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