Legal Opinion
Metzger v. Western Maryland Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1929No. 2786PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This was a suit instituted in the court below by the plaintiff, Frederick W. Metzger, against the Western Maryland Railway Company, to recover damages for personal injuries under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USCA §§ 51-59). The lower court sustained a demurrer to the amended declaration, and plaintiff appealed. We shall refer to the parties in accordance with the positions occupied by them below.
The facts, as set forth in the amended declaration, are as follows: Plaintiff was a carpenter employed by defendant to repair and keep in repair its grain elevator…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BehrensSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. YurkonisSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Erie Railroad v. WelshSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. BondSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Ettlinger v. Trustees of Randolph-Macon CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1929
- Dishman v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1950
- Rival v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1957
- McGuigan v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1954
- O'DONNELL v. Pennsylvania R. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1954
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