Legal Opinion
Boyer v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 8, 1932No. 48PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtParke, J.
Lewis F. Boyer, an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, brought an action at law under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (U. S. C. A., title 45, secs. 51-59) against his employer to recover damages for an injury sustained under circumstances which were alleged in an amended declaration. The nisi prius court sustained the demurrer to this declaration, and the appeal is from the judgment on the demurrer in favor of the employer.
The action was based upon the theory that the.employer is a railway common carrier engaged in interstate commerce, and that the plaintiff, while employed as…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. RigsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Thomas v. Pennsylvania RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932