Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Horton
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. The facts, which involve the validity of a verdict and judgment in an action for injuries under the Employers’ Liability Act, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
This action, based upon the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (35 Stat. 65, c. 149; 36 Stat. 291-, ch. 143), was under consideration on a former occasion, when a judgment in favor of defendant in error was reversed and the cause remianded for further proceedings. 233 U. S. 492. There was a new trial, and the resulting judgment in favor of Horton, the employé, having been affirmed by the Supreme Court of North Carolina (85 S. E. Rep. 218), the case is brought here again, with numerous assignments of error, of which, however, only a few need be noticed.
Plaintiff was injured while in the employ…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Hough v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Dolner v. The MonticelloU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1870
- Horton v. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
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- J. Wooley Coal Co. v. TevaultIndiana Supreme Court · 1918
- Maloney v. . Cunard Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
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