Legal Opinion
Scott v. Baltimore & OR Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 14, 1945No. 8828PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act 1 and under the .Safety Appliance Acts 2 to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiff, an employee of defendant, as a result of being thrown from the rear platform of a caboose attached to a train operated by the defendant near Foy’s Hill, Maryland. The District Court summarized the events with clarity as follows:
“Walter H. Scott, plaintiff, was employed as a brakeman by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, a corporation, defendant. On June 2, 1943, while…
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