Legal Opinion
Bradford Electric Light Co. v. Clapper
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 16, 1932No. 423PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This action for damages was brought in a court of New Hampshire under the employers’ liability provisions of the Employers’ Liability and Workmen’s Compensation Act of that State, N. H. Public Laws, 1926, c. 302, to recover for the death of Leon J. Clapper, which the plaintiff claimed was due to his employer’s negligence. The case *151was removed to the federal court on the ground of diversity of citizenship; the defendant, Bradford Electric Light Co., Inc., being a citizen and resident of Vermont and the plaintiff, Jennie M. Clapper,…
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