Legal Opinion
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. Carroll
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 24, 1930No. 87PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
The deceased, Guerney O. Burtch, sustained personal injuries while assisting to unload a heavy ensilage cutter from a freight train operated by "petitioner. ' He sued in a state court, and recovered damages on the theory that state law, and not the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, applied. This court reversed the judgment, holding that the federal act applied, and remanded the cause for a new trial. On February 10, 1921, while the appeal was pending in the state supreme court, Burtch died, and his widow (now Lula Carroll) was appointed administratrix. Upon her application she was substituted…
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- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. KinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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