Legal Opinion
Miles v. Illinois Central Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 27, 1942No. 272PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
The effect of § 6 of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act1 on the power of a state court to enjoin its citizens, on the ground of oppressiveness and inequity to the defendant carrier, from suing on a F. E. L. A. claim in the state courts of another state, furthering such a suit in any manner, or receiving the proceeds of any judgment so obtained, is before us for decision.
The respondent, an Illinois corporation, hereafter referred to as the Illinois Central, brought an original bill in the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, seeking to enjoin one of the petitioners here, Mrs. Miles,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. KepnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Douglas v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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