Erie R. v. Kennedy
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio. Action at law by Frank U. Kennedy against the Erie Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
Kennedy was a yard brakeman for the Erie .Railroad Company, at Cleveland. Tie was injured while handling his brake in the process of unloading a car of coal through an unloading machine, and brought this action, alleging that the unloading machine .and the brake were negligently permitted to be in unsafe condition and that his injury resulted from such negligence. He recovered a judgment, and the railroad company brings error.
We name the parties as they were below. The appellant presents two questions only: (1) Should the suit have failed, because brought in the wrong…
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