Pennsylvania Co. v. Donat
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the duty of this court in the case of a frivolous appeal in a case under the Employers’ Liability Act, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum opinion by
Mr. Justice McReynolds,
by direction of the court.
The question presented upon this writ of error is “so frivolous as not to need further argument,” and the motion to affirm the judgment below must be granted. (Rule 6, § 5.)
Basing his claim upon the Employers’ Liability Act of April '22, 1908, c. 149, 35 Stat. 65, Marion Donat began the original action in the United States District Court for Indiana against the Pennsylvania Company, a carrier by railroad, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by him while employed as a yard conductor. The…
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