Legal Opinion
Boyer v. Pennsylvania R. Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 8, 1932No. [No. 48, January Term, 1932.]PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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. Thenisi 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 its…
2Cases cited57 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 by11 opinions
- Thomas v. Pennsylvania RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
- Albright v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
- Ryan v. KasaskerisCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Schmidbauer v. Baltimore & Pittsburgh Motor Express Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- Lancaster v. Celanese Corp. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
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