Grand Trunk Western Railroad v. Boyd

Plaintiff filed the bill of complaint for an injunction forbidding defendant from taking further proceedings with an action brought by defendant against plaintiff elsewhere than in the county or district where defendant resided or was injured, contrary to two agreements. From a decree dismissing the bill on motion, plaintiff appeals.

Defendant Boyd was injured on November 23, 1946, at Battle Creek, Michigan, while in the employment of plaintiff railroad company, which company was then and there operating as a common carrier in both interstate and intrastate commerce. On December 5, 1946, on…