Legal Opinion
Myers v. Reading Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 2, 1947No. 367PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burton
This action for damages alleged to have been caused to the petitioner by the respondent’s use, in violation of the Safety Appliance Acts, 1 of a railroad freight car not equipped with efficient hand brakes, presents the question whether the evidence at the trial, with the inferences that the jury justifiably could draw from it, was sufficient to support the verdict for the petitioner. We hold that it was.
Thé action was brought in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by the petitioner, John Myers, against his employer, the Reading Company. He claimed…
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