Legal Opinion

Lehigh Valley Railroad v. Barlow

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 21, 1917No. 194PublishedCited by 61 opinions

error to the supreme court op the STATE OP NEW YORK. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds

Basing his claim upon the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, defendant in- error sought damages for personal injuries. The New York Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment in his favor, 214 N. Y. 116, and the question now presented is whether there is evidence tending to show that he was injured while engaging in interstate commerce. The accident occurred July 27, 1912, when, as member of a switching crew, he was assisting in placing three cars containing supply coal for plaintiff in error on an unloading trestle within its yards at Cortland, New York. These cars belonged to it and with their…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. HarringtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Barlow v. . Lehigh Valley R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915

3Cited by61 opinions

  1. Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. of Hardinsburg v. Atchison, T. & S. F. RY. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
  2. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Jolly's AdministratrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  3. Walling v. Consumers Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945
  4. Hines v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Fluitt v. New Orleans, T. & M. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1937

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