Central Vermont Ry. Co. v. Bethune
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In Error lo the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire. Action by Hannah Bethune against the Central Vermont Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for damages under the employer’s liability statutes of the United States, with a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, followed by this writ of error by the defendant. By the word “plaintiff” we mean the plaintiff below, and hv the word “defendant” we mean the defendant below. Numerous points were raised, hut we need consider only two. The allegations of the declaration which we need refer to are as follows;
After alleging sufficient to establish the character of the defendant as an interstate commerce carrier, they proceed:
“That the defendant at said…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R. R. v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Tuttle v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee RailwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Southern Pacific Co. v. SeleySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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- The DenaliCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
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