Legal Opinion
Matter of Baird v. New York Central R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 26, 1949PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
Each of the above-named claimants-respondents has been awarded workmen’s compensation under the New York act, by reason of accidental injuries sustained in the course of employment (claimant Mrs. Derwing succeeds to the right of her husband, now dead). The sole question on this appeal is: did the work of these men when injured bring them under the New York Workmen’s Compensation Law, or, as appellant argues, under the Federal Employers ’ Liability Act, as amended in 1939 (U. S. Code, tit. 45, § 51) ? Jurisdiction is, of course, exclusively in one or the other (New York Central R. R. Co. v.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Skidmore v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. BezueSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Maxie v. Gulf Mobile & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Claim of Ahern v. South Buffalo Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Camerlin v. New York Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
- Claim of Meachem v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Southern Pac. Co. v. LibbeyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- O'DONNELL v. Pennsylvania R. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1954
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