Southern Ry. Co. v. Derr
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee; John E. McCall, Judge. Action by William Derr against the Southern Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
In an action brought by Derr, in the court below, against the- railway company, it appeared that Derr was employed, by it to assist in transferring, from one car to another, a steam boiler which was being transported in interstate commerce. Jurisdiction rested upon the federal Employers’ Liability Act. The two cars were- set alongside each othef, upon slightly diverging tracks, so that the cars were 3 feet apart at one end and 8 feet apart at the other. The defendant’s foreman directed Derr and- other laborers to take two pieces of ordinary 56-pound rail, which lay in a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. South Pork Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1905
- Richards v. H. K. Mulford Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
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- Jones v. Terminal RR Ass'n of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
- Lawrence M. Miller v. Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. O'NeillCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
- Rowe v. Colorado S. R. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1918
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