McCree v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Northern District of Ohio; D. C. Westenhaver, Judge. Action at law by Hettie McCree against James C. Davis, Director General of Railroads, as Agent (Michigan Central Railroad Company). Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Northern District of Ohio; D. C. Westenhaver, Judge. Action at law by Hettie McCree against James C. Davis, Director General of Railroads, as Agent (Michigan Central Railroad Company). Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error. The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the plaintiff, commenced an action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, against Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by…
1Opinion of the CourtDonahue, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The trial court, as appears from its opinion, copied into the record in this case, sustained the motion of the defendant for a directed verdict upon the theory that the contract between the plaintiff and her employer, the circus company, and the contract between the circus company and the railroad company, were valid contracts, barring plaintiff from recovery of any damages in this action. It is unnecessary to consider these contracts in detail. If either is valid, it would be a bar to plaintiff’s recovery of damages for injuries which she may have…
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