Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Taber
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO TEtE SUPREME .COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
Charles H. Small was killed at Kansas City while employed by plaintiff in error as a switchman. Relying upon a state statute, the guardian of his minor children sued for damages in the Jackson County Circuit Court and recovered a judgment which the Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed, May 15, 1916. We are asked to reverse that action because the Federal Employers’ Liability Act was not applied, but rights and liabilities were determined according to state laws.
Unless some right, privilege, or immunity under the federal act was duly, and especially claimed .we have no jurisdiction. Judicial…
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