Legal Opinion
Saunders v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 23, 1934PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
The plaintiff in this action of tort seeks to recover compensation for personal injuries received in April, 1929, while in the employ of the defendant and alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant acting through its agents. The pleading sets out an action at common law and not under the Federal employers’ liability act. Dewing v. New York Central Railroad, 281 Mass. 351, 352. There was testimony tending to show these facts: The plaintiff, about thirty-two years of age, had been working for about six months for the defendant in its baggage room in the North Station in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BehrensSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Erie Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. HarringtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by5 opinions
- McCabe v. Boston Terminal Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Tanona v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Antonio v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- DeLong v. Maine Central RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1939
- Claim of McGowan v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942