Legal Opinion
Matter of Quirk v. . Erie R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1923PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
The claimant was employed by the Erie Railroad Company, an interstate line, as a track laborer in the railroad yard at Deposit, New York. His duty, as described in his own testimony, was to clean up the yard. He cut the grass and weeds found growing near the tracks. He picked up spikes and drawheads, which often dropped out of the cars, as well as chunks of coal and ashes. The chief reason for removing grass and weeds was to make the grounds neat and attractive in appearance (Plass v. C. N. E. Ry. Co., 226 N. Y. 449). The chief reason for picking up “ scrap ” was to guard against derailment.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Erie Railroad v. SzarySupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co. v. Di DonatoSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- New York Central Railroad v. PorterSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Plass v. Central New England Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Southern Pacific Co. v. Ind. Comm. of UtahUtah Supreme Court · 1927
- Claim of McGowan v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
- Claim of Church v. MittelstaedtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
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