Dumphy v. Norfolk & Western Ry. Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mingo County. Action by Chester A. Dumphy against the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MilleR, Judge :
Plaintiff in error was plaintiff below in an action brought by him against defendant for personal injuries alleged to have *125been sustained by him because of the negligence of the defendant, while employed in interstate commerce.
The action was founded upon the Federal Employers Liability Act of Congress, Fed. St. Anno., 1909 Suppl., section 1, page 584, and the judgment complained of, pronounced upon defendant’s motion, set aside the verdict in favor of plaintiff for $30,000.00, and awarded the defendant a new' trial.
The issues involved on the trial and disposed of by the various…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Co. v. SealeSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Erie Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. De AtleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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- Keathley v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
- Looney v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
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